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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Total records: 332
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Posting Date
Mathews, Aaron Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.5 25 Black Male 05-01-2023
May, Jecory Texas Collin 2006 2022 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 0 22 Black Male 07-02-2026
Mayfield, Barry Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 Black Male 09-04-2016
McCardle, Da Vontae Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 15 days 0 22 Black Male 05-31-2016
McCray, Vincent Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 1.3 36 Black Male 06-01-2022
McDonald, Leon Texas Harris 2007 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 9 months 0.4 39 Black Male 07-15-2016
McGee, Marvin Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.1 32 Black Male 11-02-2015
McGinnis, Damian Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.6 24 Black Male 01-09-2024
McKelvey, Michael Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 20 Black Male 07-15-2016
Mendez, Alexandra Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0 18 White Female 01-14-2015
Middlebrooks, Chad Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Black Male 11-05-2016
Mills, Denise Texas Harris 2014 2025 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.5 53 Black Female 05-05-2025
Mitchell, DeQuentun Texas Harris 2016 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 24 Black Male 07-15-2024
Mitchell, Melvin Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 4 years 4.0 50 Black Male 07-15-2024
Monroe, Harold Texas Harris 2014 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.1 47 Black Male 01-13-2017
Monroe, Taylor Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 days 0 24 Black Male 07-11-2016
Moore, Kenneth Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.4 29 Black Male 01-20-2015
Morales, Marcos Texas Hidalgo 2016 2018 Burglary 4 years 0 31 Hispanic Male 11-06-2018
Nguyen, Anthony Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Asian Male 01-14-2015
Nobles, Glen Texas Sabine 2013 2015 Sex Offender Registration 10 years 1.7 52 Black Male 03-05-2015
Noel, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 55 Black Male 12-30-2014
Nolan, James III Texas Galveston 2022 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.5 38 Black Male 08-21-2023
Nowak, Kevin Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 01-14-2015
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 11.7 22 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Ogiemwonyi, M. Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 10-05-2015
Olivarez, Daniel Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 3.4 17 Hispanic Male 06-07-2022
Overstreet, Nolan Texas Tarrant 2000 2024 Sex Offender Registration 90 days 0.3 21 White Male 07-22-2024
Palmer, John Texas Bexar 1985 2020 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 9.6 28 White Male 02-18-2020
Perez, Vanessa Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0.2 17 Hispanic Female 05-23-2016
Peters, Harold Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0 39 Black Male 01-14-2015
Petty, Jerome Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.2 33 Black Male 03-08-2016
Pham, Thomas Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 20 Asian Male 10-29-2015
Phillips, Michael Texas Dallas 1990 2014 Sexual Assault 12 years 11.9 33 Black Male 09-08-2014
Pierce, Milyn Texas Montgomery 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.4 32 White Female 01-15-2015
Pihota, Tina Texas Bexar 2009 2016 Assault Probation 0 41 White Female 01-08-2017
Pines, Frank Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 120 days 0.1 26 Black Male 10-04-2016
Pitre, Derick Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.1 40 Black Male 01-14-2015
Pitts, James Jr. Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 20.0 20 White Male 11-06-2019
Polk, Eric Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 27 Black Male 01-06-2015
Pope, Graylan Texas Dallas 2014 2018 Sex Offender Registration 180 days 0.1 51 Black Male 11-02-2018
Posey, Joseph Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 8 months 0.7 35 Black Male 01-02-2025
Powell, Kenneth Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 38 Black Male 06-07-2022
Quintero, Juan Texas Harris 2013 2019 Child Sex Abuse 6 years 4.4 29 Hispanic Male 02-28-2019
Rainbolt, Thomas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 45 days 0 51 Black Male 12-27-2014
Recendez-Lopez, Edgar Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 3 months 0.2 20 White Male 01-14-2015
Reed, Calvin Texas Harris 2008 2023 Child Sex Abuse 20 years 11.3 19 Black Male 05-06-2025
Renchie, Shanta Texas Harris 2017 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 90 days 0.1 38 Black Female 10-09-2023
Reyes, George Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 10 months 0.9 33 Hispanic Male 08-02-2015
Ricks, Amber Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 24 Black Female 05-31-2016
Rivera, Simon Angel Texas Travis 2002 2005 Sex Offender Registration 2 years 1.2 24 Hispanic Male 11-06-2012
Roberson, Richard Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 37 White Male 05-31-2016
Roberts, Amber Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Female 04-01-2015
Robertson, Shakara Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Probation 0 18 Black Male 06-18-2012
Robinson, Benny Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 0.8 22 Black Male 06-01-2022
Robinson, Tobaris Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale 7 months 0.2 27 Black Male 04-26-2014
Rodgers, Esau Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 41 Black Male 07-15-2016
Rodrigues, Stuart Texas Bexar 2012 2018 Threats Probation 0 20 Hispanic Male 03-26-2020
Rodriguez, Danielle Texas Bexar 2015 2018 Drug Possession or Sale 48 days 0 21 Hispanic Female 03-26-2020
Rogers, Mandel Texas Harris 1999 2014 Robbery 12 years 10.7 18 Black Male 10-21-2014
Rojo, Christopher Texas Harris 2013 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 2 days 0 27 Hispanic Male 08-08-2016
Ross, MacArthur Jr. Texas Harris 2014 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 2.0 40 Black Male 01-09-2024
Sanches, Shimira Texas Harris 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Hispanic Female 10-07-2016
Sanchez, Adam Texas Bexar 2019 2024 Child Sex Abuse 25 years 3.5 34 Hispanic Male 07-01-2025
Sanchez, Yareli Texas Harris 2011 2015 Solicitation 10 days 0 20 Hispanic Female 07-08-2016
Sanders, Trina Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.6 49 Black Female 08-20-2015
Scott, Rachel Texas Harris 2017 2020 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 3.0 32 Black Female 09-29-2020
Settle, Daniel Roy Texas Hale 1999 2011 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 8.0 18 White Male 10-31-2012
Shelton, Finaye Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 23 Black Female 06-01-2022
Shelton, Michael Texas McLennan 1994 2019 Sexual Assault 20 years 17.1 22 White Male 11-06-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration 3 years 0.6 52 White Male 05-05-2020
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration 4 years 2.5 53 White Male 01-16-2019
Simmons, Mariah Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 12 days 0 21 Black Female 05-31-2016
Skinner, Gregory Texas Dallas 2012 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 10 years 6.5 42 Black Male 02-15-2019
Smith, Byron Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.2 33 Black Male 08-25-2016
Smith, Duran Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 3 months 0 25 Black Male 10-04-2016
Smith, G'Cobra Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.2 17 Black Male 04-01-2016
Smith, Marcus Lashun Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Robbery Probation 0 21 Black Male 06-18-2012
Smith, Tyler Texas Dallas 2021 2026 Sex Offender Registration 6 months 0.2 22 White Male 05-14-2026
Smith, Yolanda Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 3.4 23 Black Female 06-08-2022
Spriggs, Terrence Texas Harris 2013 2023 Drug Possession or Sale 4 days 0 23 Black Male 01-09-2024
Stevenson, Christopher Texas Waller 2019 2021 Burglary 2 years 1.0 22 Black Male 04-04-2021
Stevenson, Macen Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 01-14-2015
Stiers, Donald Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.2 25 White Male 01-20-2015
Strickland, Romona Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 3 days 0 23 Black Female 06-08-2022
Sweat, Danny Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.2 29 Black Male 10-25-2015
Talbert, Carlton Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 2 days 0 29 Black Male 11-02-2015
Tate, Marcus Jr. Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 5 months 0.4 20 Black Male 05-08-2015
Thomas, Cameron Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.3 24 Black Male 08-08-2014
Thomas, Johnathon Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 24 Black Male 10-28-2016
Thomas, Sharay Texas Harris 2013 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.5 31 Black Female 08-09-2024
Thurman, Joe Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 0.1 29 White Male 12-30-2014
Tiller, Chad Texas Montgomery 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.7 40 White Male 10-04-2016
Timofeyev, Mikhail Texas Bexar 2010 2021 Assault 54 days 0.1 34 White Male 04-04-2021
Titus, Kent Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 10 days 0 47 Black Male 05-31-2016
Tong, Alan Texas Montgomery 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 30 Asian Male 12-09-2015
Towery, Timothy Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 18 years 3.4 24 Black Male 06-09-2022
Trevino, Michael Texas Travis 1993 2012 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 27 Hispanic Male 12-09-2014
Trujillo, Nicolas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 12-26-2014
Truong, Chris Texas Harris 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale 15 days 0 25 Asian Male 04-10-2017
Tuley, Wesley Texas Dallas 1997 2003 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 5.6 27 White Male 08-29-2011