Instructions for Using the Registry

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
Total records: 243
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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
Adams, Darryl Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 22 25 Black Male 2014 02-18-2017
Adams, Johnny Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 52 Black Male 2009 03-18-2016
Albritton, Amy Texas Harris 2010 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 43 White Female 2010 07-22-2016
Alegria, Megan Texas Harris 2011 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Female 2011 04-30-2020
Allen, Dennis Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 36 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019
Alonzo, Quintin Texas Dallas 2003 2019 Murder Life 15 21 Hispanic Male 2017 2018 11-11-2019
Amory, Earl Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 months 0 38 Black Male 2009 12-22-2016
Armstrong, Homer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 44 Black Male 2014 10-23-2015
Arteaga, Josephine Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Female 2014 04-01-2015
Baker, Danziel Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 22 Black Male 2014 10-25-2015
Baker, Terry Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 30 Black Male 2014 12-16-2014
Baltierrez, Jose Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 2014 01-13-2015
Baltrip, Henry Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 22 Black Male 2015 05-08-2015
Barley, Katina Texas Harris 2018 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 40 Black Female 2018 11-01-2024
Barrientos, David Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 43 Hispanic Male 2016 05-31-2016
Barry, Zachary Texas Harris 2016 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 28 White Male 2016 03-18-2017
Beal, Kenneth Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 23 Black Male 2008 04-14-2015
Bell, Roderick Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 months 1 25 Black Male 2013 07-15-2024
Berghoff, Stacey Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 27 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Birden, Eric Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 23 Black Male 2007 05-08-2015
Blackshire, James Texas Dallas 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 14 18 Black Male 2009 07-02-2012
Bledsoe, Earnest Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 26 Black Male 2009 09-11-2015
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Brooks, Gwendolyn Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 52 Black Female 2011 01-13-2015
Brown, Lisa Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 47 Black Female 2012 09-08-2023
Burnett-Walker, Spencer Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 10-23-2015
Cantu, Humberto Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 26 Hispanic Male 2010 01-11-2018
Cape, John Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 2 47 White Male 2020 08-23-2021
Casas, Jesus Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 2015 09-30-2016
Castor, Gregory Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 34 Black Male 2014 12-30-2014
Castro, Marvyn Texas Harris 2015 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 20 days 0 24 Hispanic Male 2015 06-06-2017
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 28 31 White Male 2015 2015 02-14-2019
Chasstion, Donald Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 50 Black Male 2009 08-07-2015
Chatman, Charles Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Sexual Assault Life 26 20 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Chavez, China Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 22 White Female 2014 01-13-2015
Chavez, Moses Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 22 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Chew, Andrew Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 29 Black Male 2008 10-23-2015
Clark, Cleaven Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 23 Black Male 2009 03-08-2016
Clark, Melissa Texas Harris 2011 2025 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 9 months 1 44 Black Female 2012 02-07-2025
Coby, Joyce Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 39 Black Female 2014 02-09-2024
Colbert, Walter Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 30 Black Male 2009 05-27-2017
Collins, Skye Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 36 Black Female 2017 07-31-2017
Crochon, Joseph Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 60 Black Male 2014 03-01-2016
Curry, Adrian Texas Harris 2007 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 150 days 0 28 Black Male 2007 08-25-2016
Curtis, Exzavian Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Male 2013 12-28-2014
Daigle, Prentice Texas Harris 2007 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 3 months 1 19 Black Male 2008 10-04-2016
Dardar, Lanchester Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Black Male 2010 10-23-2015
Davis, Curtis Texas Dallas 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 39 Black Male 2023 12-17-2024
Davis, Patrice Texas Harris 2014 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 25 Black Female 2014 06-09-2017
Day, Tyrone Texas Dallas 1990 2023 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 25 19 Black Male 2019 2015 06-14-2023
Demings, Barry Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 55 Black Male 2008 08-02-2015
Diaz, Victor Texas Harris 2011 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 2011 12-26-2014
Dillard, Andre Texas Harris 2011 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 20 Black Male 2012 10-13-2023
Dixon, Christopher Texas Harris 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 31 Black Male 2006 09-18-2017
Dixon, Isaac Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 26 Black Male 2014 07-15-2015
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 19 42 White Male 1998 2011 02-16-2012
Duke, Timmy Texas Dallas 1992 2018 Burglary/Unlawful Entry Term of Years 25 years 26 24 White Male 2018 08-02-2018
Dukes, Jerry Texas Harris 2007 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 54 White Male 2008 09-11-2015
Duncan, Cornelia Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 1 33 Black Female 2013 05-08-2015
Dupree, Cornelius Jr. Texas Dallas 1980 2011 Robbery Term of Years 75 years 30 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Durall, Willie Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 33 Black Male 2015 06-16-2016
Earnest, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 26 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Emerson, Tommy Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 49 Black Male 2009 03-18-2016
Escamilla, Richard Texas Dallas 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 0 35 Hispanic Male 2023 02-04-2025
Escobar, Jose Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 21 days 0 20 Hispanic Male 2015 10-28-2015
Eubanks, Ronald Texas Dallas 1992 2017 Sexual Assault Term of Years 10 years 11 25 Black Male 2003 02-18-2017
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Faircloth, Billy Texas Travis 2012 2023 Assault Term of Years 60 years 11 44 White Male 2022 05-04-2023
Fergeson, Latanya Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 1 29 Black Female 2009 08-07-2015
Fields, Hilliard Texas Dallas 1997 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 25 Black Male 2011 2002 02-12-2012
Flores, Carlos Texas Bexar 2010 2015 Assault Term of Years 3 years 5 44 Hispanic Male 2015 10-26-2015
Flores, Douglas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 18 Hispanic Male 2014 10-26-2015
Flowers, Christopher Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 29 Black Male 2013 07-21-2023
Flowers, Wanda Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 days 0 36 Black Female 2015 07-11-2016
Forrest, Paul Texas Bexar 2012 2018 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 2 years 1 29 White Male 2013 08-08-2018
Fox, Bretton Texas Harris 2008 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 White Male 2008 05-08-2015
Gaderson, Willie Texas Harris 2016 2025 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months -1 21 Black 2016 04-17-2025
Garcia, Adrian Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 days 0 19 Hispanic Male 2015 12-09-2015
Garcia, Louis Texas Bexar 2018 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 45 Hispanic Male 2020 08-23-2021
Garibay, Alejandro Texas Harris 2017 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 days 0 30 White Male 2017 07-31-2017
Garnous, Bobby Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 66 Black Male 2014 07-15-2024
Garza, Fernando Texas Harris 2013 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 23 Hispanic Male 2013 04-30-2020
Garza, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 28 White Male 2014 12-29-2014
Garza, Paul Texas Harris 2009 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 40 White Male 2009 05-30-2018
Gastile, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 55 Black Male 2014 05-14-2024
Gaston, Jeffrey Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 34 Black Male 2006 04-07-2015
Gates, Dwight Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 33 Black Male 2016 05-20-2016
Gauthier, Victoria Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 White Female 2013 10-26-2015
Gradney, Harry Texas Harris 2015 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 months 1 25 Black Male 2016 01-09-2024
Green, Michael Anthony Texas Harris 1983 2010 Sexual Assault Term of Years 75 years 27 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Guevara, Cecilia Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Hispanic Female 2014 10-29-2015
Gutierrez, Rogelio Texas Bexar 1994 2020 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 years 21 16 Hispanic Male 1994 2015 08-10-2020
Guy, Tyrik Texas Harris 2019 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 22 Black Male 2019 05-14-2024
Guzman, Stephanie Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Hispanic Female 2015 10-28-2015
Hadley, Clint Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 29 White Male 2014 05-20-2016
Handy-Buford, Willam Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 days 0 27 Black Male 2016 05-31-2016
Harding, Kevin Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 52 Black Male 2009 01-25-2017
Harris, Derek Texas Harris 2008 2024 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 32 Black Male 2009 06-18-2024
Harris, James Texas Harris 2010 2021 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 years 4 34 Black Male 2019 2013 04-20-2022
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2003 12-12-2022