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 ALL of those words. So adding more search terms will narrow the search. Terms with fewer than three characters (e.g., "IQ") are ignored in searches. Searches can be further narrowed by using "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases. Keywords both inside and outside quotation marks can be combined. And, truncated words can be entered: the term "discrim" will return all variants on that root. No "wildcards," such as "*" are necessary for truncation.

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.

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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Date of Release Posting Date
Allen, Derrick North Carolina Durham 1999 2016 Murder 43 3/4 to 54 years 11.0 19 Black Male 2010 12-16-2021
Amerson, Quincy North Carolina Harnett 2001 2024 Murder Life without parole 22.9 24 Black Male 2024 05-19-2024
Britt, Timothy North Carolina Robeson 2013 2017 Child Sex Abuse 25 to 30 3/4 years 4.3 37 White Male 2017 12-03-2017
Carmon, Darron North Carolina Pitt 1994 2022 Robbery 14 to 40 years 7.7 19 Black Male 2001 09-19-2022
Carver, Mark North Carolina Gaston 2011 2022 Murder Life 8.2 39 White Male 2019 08-23-2022
Chapman, Glen Edward North Carolina Catawba 1994 2008 Murder Death 13.4 24 Black Male 2008 08-31-2011
Crotts, Mark North Carolina Alamance 1992 1997 Murder Life without parole 2.0 21 White Male 1994 11-21-2024
Daniels, Erick North Carolina Durham 2001 2008 Robbery 10 to 14 years 6.8 14 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Dudley, Howard North Carolina Lenoir 1992 2016 Child Sex Abuse Life 23.9 34 Black Male 2016 05-18-2016
Finch, Charles North Carolina Wilson 1976 2019 Murder Death 42.9 38 Black Male 2019 06-24-2019
Grant, Israel North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2019 Robbery 18 1/2 to 23 7/8 years 8.4 19 Black Male 2016 02-04-2019
Isbell, Teddy North Carolina Buncombe 2003 2015 Accessory to Murder 3 years 3.9 35 Black Male 2007 10-11-2015
Jones, Levon North Carolina Duplin 1993 2008 Murder Death 14.5 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Kagonyera, Kenneth North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2011 Murder 12 to 15 years 9.8 20 Black Male 2011 10-12-2011
Lamb, Larry North Carolina Duplin 1993 2013 Murder Life 20.0 36 Black Male 2013 08-15-2013
McInnis, Edward North Carolina Scotland 1988 2015 Sexual Assault Life 26.9 27 Black Male 2015 08-15-2015
Mills, Damian North Carolina Buncombe 2001 2015 Murder 12 years 9.3 20 Black Male 2010 10-11-2015
Moreno, Noe North Carolina Mecklenburg 2007 2012 Murder 18 to 22 years 5.3 26 Hispanic Male 2012 09-03-2012
Parker, Michael North Carolina Henderson 1994 2014 Child Sex Abuse Life 20.6 35 White Male 2014 08-25-2014
Sharpe, Dontae North Carolina Pitt 1995 2019 Murder Life 24.1 18 Black Male 2019 09-12-2019
Shaw, Willie Jr. North Carolina Mecklenburg 2016 2021 Other Violent Felony 8 2/3 to 11 5/12 4.6 43 Black Male 2021 02-16-2021
Shelton, Horace North Carolina Buncombe 2012 2014 Forgery 10 7/12 to 13 1/2 years 2.3 51 Black Male 2014 11-28-2016
Slade, Parrish North Carolina Moore 1989 2012 Child Sex Abuse Life 22.1 21 Black Male 2011 09-14-2015
Snipes, Steven North Carolina Lee 1998 2003 Robbery 7 years and 6 months 5.0 35 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Taylor, Gregory North Carolina Wake 1993 2010 Murder Life 16.8 29 White Male 2010 08-29-2011
Wilcoxson, Robert North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2011 Murder 12 1/2 to 15 3/4 years 9.1 21 Black Male 2011 10-12-2011
Williams, Larry Jr. North Carolina Buncombe 2002 2015 Murder 10 years 7.4 16 Black Male 2009 10-11-2015