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
Brandley, Clarence Texas Montgomery 1981 1990 Murder Death 8.9 29 Black Male 1990 08-29-2011
Criner, Roy Texas Montgomery 1990 2000 Sexual Assault Life 6.1 21 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Davenport-Fritsche, Donna Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 60 days 0.2 30 White Female 2012 05-17-2013
Fuentes, Israel Texas Montgomery 2013 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 5 years 0.1 19 Hispanic Male 2013 06-30-2013
Grotton, April Texas Montgomery 2013 2017 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.7 37 White Female 2014 02-03-2017
Holmes, Christine Texas Montgomery 2023 2024 Drug Possession or Sale 30 days 0 37 White Female 2023 04-15-2024
Lape, Michael Bruce Texas Montgomery 2012 2013 Drug Possession or Sale 25 years 0.3 27 White Male 2013 05-01-2013
McCullough, Robert Wayne Texas Montgomery 2000 2011 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 2000 05-12-2013
Mumphrey, Arthur Texas Montgomery 1986 2006 Child Sex Abuse 35 years 19.5 21 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Pierce, Milyn Texas Montgomery 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.4 32 White Female 2014 01-15-2015
Robbins, Neal Texas Montgomery 1999 2016 Murder Life 17.5 23 White Male 2016 08-23-2016
Tiller, Chad Texas Montgomery 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.7 40 White Male 2016 10-04-2016
Tong, Alan Texas Montgomery 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale 6 months 0.3 30 Asian Male 2013 12-09-2015