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The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ANY of those words. Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected. Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page. Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter. Read Less
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date Contributing Factors Display Case Characteristics Any known recanters OM Tags DNA
Andre, Eddie New York Queens 1988 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 4 41 Black Male 1991 1992 02-16-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, NW
Arroyo, Bladimil New York Kings 2002 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 16 21 Hispanic Male 2019 03-07-2019 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, PJ
Austin, Darryl New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 12 22 Black Male 2000 05-07-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, PH OF, WH, NW, WT
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 18 Black Male 1997 2012 12-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, WH
Ayers, Devon New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 0 18 Black Male 1997 1997 09-20-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Aziz, Muhammad New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 19 26 Black Male 1985 12-06-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO PR, OF, WH
Babb, Austin New York Bronx 2014 2020 Murder Term of Years 48 years 5 20 Black Male 2020 02-22-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, CV, H OF, NW, PJ
Barnes, Steven New York Oneida 1989 2009 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 19 19 White Male 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, H, JI, IO, SA
Batten, Floyd New York Kings 1984 2004 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 19 20 Black Male 2003 12-15-2015 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H PR, OF, WH
Bell, George New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 19 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CIU, H, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Bellamy, Kareem New York Queens 1995 2011 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 13 26 Black Male 2007 2008 07-30-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H OF, WH, NW, WT
Bermudez, Fernando New York New York 1992 2009 Murder Term of Years 23 to Life 18 21 Hispanic Male 1993 2009 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Bianco, Thomas New York Cayuga 1986 1993 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 White Male 1992 1993 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, WT
Blake, Bryan New York New York 1985 1989 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 3 22 White Male 1989 11-02-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense H
Blake, Jeffrey New York Kings 1991 1998 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1993 1998 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H OF, WH, NW, WT
Bolt, Rohan New York Queens 2000 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 21 35 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT
Boone, Larry New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975 Official Misconduct
Boyd, Darryl New York Erie 1977 2021 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 24 16 Black Male 1985 2001 10-13-2021 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Bozella, Dewey New York Dutchess 1983 2009 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 26 16 Black Male 1983 2009 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, IO, JV PR, WH, NW
Branch, Lamont New York Kings 1990 2002 Murder Term of Years 25 years 12 23 Black Male 2001 2002 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H OF, WH, NW, WT
Brown, Roy New York Cayuga 1992 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 15 29 White Male 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct BM, H, IO, JI PR, WH
Brownridge, Samuel New York Queens 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 18 Black Male 2019 2019 07-20-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Bryant, David New York Bronx 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 41 18 Black Male 2014 2017 03-15-2019 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CV, H, IO, SA OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Buari, Calvin New York Bronx 1995 2018 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 22 20 Black Male 2001 2017 03-29-2018 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, WT
Bunn, John New York Kings 1992 2018 Murder Term of Years 7 to life 16 14 Black Male 2009 05-20-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, IO, JV OF, WH
Burt, Lazaro New York Queens 1994 2002 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 9 20 Black Male 1994 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH
Burton, Huwe New York Bronx 1991 2019 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 18 16 Black Male 2009 02-04-2019 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, IO, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, INT
Bush, Keith New York Suffolk 1976 2019 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 32 17 Black Male 1980 2008 06-03-2019 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, CV, H, IO, JV, SA PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ, PL
Capers, Shamel New York Queens 2017 2022 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 5 15 Black Male 2020 2022 12-21-2022 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, CV, H, JV PR, WH
Carrington, Steven New York Kings 1996 2024 Murder Term of Years 23 to Life 21 27 Black Male 2018 06-14-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO
Carter, Nathaniel New York Queens 1982 1984 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 2 30 Black Male 1984 Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense
Cashin, Harry New York New York 1931 1933 Murder Death 1 19 White Male 1932 Perjury or False Accusation
Charriez, Louis New York Kings 1997 2023 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 23 33 Hispanic Male 2021 03-13-2023 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, NC PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Churaman, Prakash New York Queens 2018 2022 Murder Term of Years 9 to life 2 15 Black Male 2021 06-27-2022 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation CDC, H, JV
Clancy, Michael New York Bronx 1999 2009 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 22 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H
Cleveland, Arthur New York Bronx 1973 1975 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 2 Don't Know Male 1975 Official Misconduct
Collins, Jabbar New York Kings 1995 2010 Murder Term of Years 34 to Life 15 20 Black Male 2003 2010 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Colon, Danny New York New York 1993 2011 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 16 26 Hispanic Male 2003 2010 10-07-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Cooper, Emmanuelle New York Kings 1993 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 26 25 Black Male 1997 2020 11-30-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Cosme, Michael New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 16 19 Black Male 1997 2012 12-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Cosme, Michael New York Bronx 1997 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 0 19 Black Male 1997 1997 09-20-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT
Cruz, Rafael New York Kings 1976 1980 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 Don't Know Male 1980 10-05-2020 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation
Davis, Alphonso New York Albany 2003 2024 Murder Term of Years 50 years 21 22 Black Male 2013 2024 04-19-2024 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Davis, James New York Kings 2006 2021 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 15 21 Black Male 2012 2021 09-09-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H OF, NW, WT
Days, Selwyn New York Westchester 2004 2017 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 13 32 Black Male 2017 09-25-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense H, IO
Deacon, Derrick New York Kings 1989 2013 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 34 Black Male 2008 2013 11-19-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
DeFrancesco, Eugene New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 38 White Male 1978 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
DeJac, Lynn New York Erie 1994 2008 Murder Term of Years 25 years 14 30 White Female 2007 2007 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation CV, F, H, JI, NC
Deskovic, Jeffrey New York Westchester 1990 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 16 16 White Male 2006 08-29-2011 False Confession, Official Misconduct CV, H, IO, JV, SA OF, WH, NW, INT
DiPippo, Anthony New York Putnam 1997 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 18 White Male 2005 2016 11-05-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SA OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Dixon, Valentino New York Erie 1992 2018 Murder Term of Years 38 1/3 to life 26 21 Black Male 2000 2018 09-24-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO OF, WH, NW, WT
Domond, Gerard New York Kings 1989 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 27 24 Black Male 2016 11-05-2020 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H PR, WH, NW, KP, WT, PL
Dukes, Carl New York Albany 1998 2016 Murder Term of Years 39 to life 18 19 Black Male 2016 07-12-2016 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H, JI, IO OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Duval, John New York Monroe 1973 2000 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 25 21 Black Male 1997 1999 08-29-2011 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT, PJ
Ellerbe, Vincent New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 24 17 Black Male 2020 08-10-2022 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CIU, H, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Ellis, Christopher New York Nassau 1992 2025 Murder Term of Years 31 years and six months to life 29 20 Black Male 2021 04-22-2025 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, PJ
Epps, Cory New York Erie 1998 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 20 25 Black Male 2017 12-07-2017 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, IO OF, WH
Escalera, Robert New York Kings 1976 1990 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 12 21 Hispanic Male 1988 07-16-2013 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense H
Faison, Anthony New York Kings 1988 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 13 21 Black Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation H
Farlow, Adrian Sr. New York New York 1984 1988 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 5 25 White Male 1988 11-04-2024 Perjury or False Accusation
Featherstone, Francis T. New York New York 1986 1986 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 0 38 White Male 1986 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Inadequate Legal Defense
Fernandez, Pablo New York New York 1996 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 23 20 Hispanic Male 2001 2019 10-07-2019 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, PJ
Ferrer, Terrence New York Bronx 1973 1986 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 13 18 Hispanic Male 1986 06-12-2020 Mistaken Witness ID, Inadequate Legal Defense
Fleming, Jonathan New York Kings 1990 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 27 Black Male 1990 2014 04-09-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Fowler, Joel New York Kings 2009 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 6 17 Black Male 2015 2015 08-15-2015 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, JV PR, OF, WH, NW, WT, INT
Fowler, Lawrence New York Bronx 1998 2006 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 37 Black Male 2006 12-21-2013 Mistaken Witness ID CV, H
Freeland, Elverton New York Erie 1973 1977 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 4 40 Black Male 1977 05-07-2020 Mistaken Witness ID
Garcia, Jose New York Bronx 1993 2007 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 14 27 Hispanic Male 2007 01-18-2012 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H OF, NW, WT
Gardine, Dave Anthony New York New York 1996 2023 Murder Term of Years 18 1/2 to life 26 20 Black Male 2022 2022 12-04-2023 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H, IO PR, WH
Garry, Edward Jr. New York Bronx 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 20 Hispanic Male 2002 2017 02-09-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI, IO PR, WH
Gatling, Paul New York Kings 1964 2016 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 9 29 Black Male 1974 05-05-2016 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, H, P PR, OF, WH
Gibbs, Barry New York Kings 1988 2005 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 17 38 White Male 2005 2005 08-29-2011 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, IO, JI OF, WH, NW, WT
Gingello, Salvatore New York Monroe 1976 1978 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 1 33 White Male 1978 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Glisson, Eric New York Bronx 1997 2012 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 18 Black Male 1997 2012 12-13-2012 Perjury or False Accusation H
Gonzalez, Hector New York Kings 1996 2002 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 6 18 Hispanic Male 2002 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID H, IO
Green, Nelson New York Orleans 1915 1918 Murder Life 3 19 White Male 1918 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct
Greene, Cy New York Kings 1985 2006 Murder Term of Years 15 to life 21 19 Black Male 2003 2006 07-29-2012 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H OF, WH
Grimaldi, Robert New York Queens 1972 1974 Murder Term of Years 15 years to life 2 39 Don't Know Male 1974 09-15-2020 Perjury or False Accusation
Gurley, Larry New York Kings 1972 1994 Murder Term of Years 20 to life 19 20 Black Male 1991 12-12-2013 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, NC PR, WH
Halstead, Dennis New York Nassau 1986 2005 Murder Term of Years 33 years and 4 months 17 30 White Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CV, H, IO, JI, SA OF, NW, WT
Hamilton, Derrick New York Kings 1992 2015 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 19 25 Black Male 1992 2011 01-09-2015 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Hanzlik, Kimberly New York Bronx 2011 2024 Murder Term of Years 20 to Life 14 34 White Female 2024 12-13-2024 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CIU, F, H PR, WH, NW, KP, PL
Hargrave, Rosean New York Kings 1992 2018 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 22 17 Black Male 2015 05-20-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H, JV OF, WH
Harris, Calvin New York Tioga 2007 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 5 40 White Male 2012 06-02-2016 False or Misleading Forensic Evidence H
Hatchett, Andre New York Kings 1992 2016 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 24 Black Male 2016 03-17-2016 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H, IO PR, OF, WH, NW, KP
Hidalgo, Olmedo New York New York 1992 2005 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 13 24 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct H PR, WH
Hill, Robert New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 26 26 Black Male 2014 05-07-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CIU, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Hincapie, Johnny New York New York 1991 2017 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 24 18 Hispanic Male 2015 02-19-2017 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, H OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Hoffman, Harry L. New York Richmond 1924 1929 Murder Term of Years 20 years to life 5 32 White Male 1929 Mistaken Witness ID, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Official Misconduct
Hoffner, Louis New York Queens 1941 1952 Murder Life 12 28 White Male 1952 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct
Indovino, Joseph New York Kings 1943 1946 Murder Life 3 24 Don't Know Male 1946 Perjury or False Accusation
Irons, James New York Kings 1996 2022 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 26 18 Black Male 2022 08-10-2022 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ, PL
Islam, Khalil New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 21 30 Black Male 1987 12-06-2021 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct CIU, H, PH, IO PR, OF, WH
Ivey, J.L. Jr. New York Erie 1976 1982 Murder Term of Years 25 years to life 6 32 Don't Know Male 1982 Mistaken Witness ID, Official Misconduct
Jackson, Joseph New York Nassau 1997 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 21 24 Black Male 2018 03-17-2018 Mistaken Witness ID, False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense CDC, CIU, H PR, OF, WH, NW, INT, PJ
Jackson-Knight, Eric New York Kings 1980 1994 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 8 21 Black Male 1988 08-29-2011 False Confession, False or Misleading Forensic Evidence, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense A, H, JI, NC PR, OF, FA, WH, NW, KP, PJ
Jennette, Alvena New York Kings 1988 2014 Murder Term of Years 18 to life 19 21 Black Male 2007 05-07-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CIU, H OF, WH, NW, WT
Jimenez, Ricardo New York Bronx 2007 2023 Murder Term of Years 22 to Life 15 21 Hispanic Male 2012 2022 08-21-2023 Mistaken Witness ID, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct H, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, WT
Johnson, Gary New York Queens 1999 2021 Murder Term of Years 50 to Life 21 22 Black Male 2021 06-13-2021 False Confession, Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct CDC, CIU, H, JI PR, OF, WH, NW, KP, WT, INT
Johnson, Patrick New York Kings 1983 1993 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 9 22 Black Male 1984 1993 09-17-2014 Perjury or False Accusation, Official Misconduct, Inadequate Legal Defense H OF, NW, WT