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
Bharadia, Sandeep Georgia Chatham 2003 2025 Sexual Assault Life without parole 21.2 27 Asian Male 2024 05-30-2025
Cash, Elgerie Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 45 White Female 2014 05-12-2019
Charles, Earl Patrick Georgia Chatham 1975 1978 Murder Death 3.1 21 Black Male 1978 03-13-2018
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 24.9 17 White Male 2022 01-11-2023
Cservak, Wayne Georgia Whitfield 1997 1997 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 0.6 21 White Male 1997 08-29-2011
Ellis, Burrell Georgia DeKalb 2015 2017 Perjury 1 year and 6 months 0.7 54 Black Male 2016 02-23-2017
Foster, James Fulton Georgia Jackson 1956 1958 Murder Death 2.1 38 White Male 1958 03-13-2018
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25.1 21 White Male 2017 07-20-2018
Goodin, Anthony Georgia Lowndes 1988 1989 Murder Life without parole 1.5 22 White Male 1989 07-24-2024
Googe, Michael Georgia Glynn 2008 2015 Burglary 2 years 7.3 26 White Male 2015 08-20-2015
Hamilton, Marlina Georgia Dougherty 2011 2020 Murder Life 5.6 33 Black Female 2016 07-31-2020
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25.1 20 White Male 2017 07-20-2018
Leverett, Ron Georgia Hart 1993 1994 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0.7 29 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25.1 22 White Male 2017 07-20-2018
Marshall, Michael Georgia Fulton 2008 2009 Robbery 4 years 1.8 41 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Roesser, Christopher Georgia Gwinnett 2008 2013 Murder Life 5.6 25 White Male 2013 11-21-2013
Swanagan, Leonard Georgia Cobb 2011 2012 Sex Offender Registration 1 year 1.0 54 Black Male 2012 07-02-2014
Wallace, Robert Georgia Baldwin 1980 1987 Murder Death 7.3 29 Black Male 1987 03-13-2018
Ware, Melonie Georgia DeKalb 2005 2009 Murder Life 1.0 30 Black Female 2006 10-11-2011
Watkins, Joseph Georgia Floyd 2001 2023 Murder Life 21.5 19 White Male 2023 10-17-2023
Weathington, Jennifer Georgia Paulding 2013 2019 Murder Life 0.6 19 White Female 2014 05-12-2019
Williams, James Georgia Chatham 1982 1989 Murder Life 3.4 50 White Male 1985 06-22-2013
Word, Lathan Georgia Muscogee 2000 2011 Robbery 15 years 10.8 18 Black Male 2011 03-12-2013