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 Posting Date
Acero, Longino California Santa Clara 1994 2006 Sex Offender Registration 2 years and 4 months 9.3 35 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Adams, Anthony California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter 12 years 5.6 26 Hispanic Male 05-18-2012
Alcox, Joel California Santa Barbara 1987 2016 Murder 26 to life 24.9 22 White Male 05-31-2016
Alvarez, Jesse California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter 12 years 5.6 19 Hispanic Male 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Jorge California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter 12 years 5.6 23 Hispanic Male 05-18-2012
Alvarez, Ramon California Orange 2012 2022 Murder 25 to life 9.9 23 Hispanic Male 07-12-2022
Alvarez, Roy California Los Angeles 1995 2002 Robbery 14 years 6.8 38 Hispanic Male 01-20-2014
Anderson, Marvin Virginia Hanover 1982 2002 Sexual Assault Life 14.5 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
Anderson, Michael California Los Angeles 2003 2024 Murder 50 to Life 21.2 23 Black Male 10-09-2025
Andrade, Roberto California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 10 years 2.6 34 Hispanic Male 12-11-2020
Anthony, Obie California Los Angeles 1995 2011 Murder Life without parole 16.2 19 Black Male 01-14-2012
Appling, Riolordo California Los Angeles 2012 2013 Assault Not Sentenced 0.8 28 Black Male 03-13-2013
Arias, Mireya California Riverside 2018 2023 Other Nonviolent Felony 7 years and 8 months 1.7 31 Hispanic Female 10-14-2025
Arteaga, Jose California Orange 2016 2016 Theft 116 days 0 26 Hispanic Male 02-17-2017
Atkins, Herman California Riverside 1988 2000 Sexual Assault 45 years and 8 months 8.4 20 Black Male 08-29-2011
Atkins, Timothy California Los Angeles 1987 2007 Murder 32 to Life 19.5 17 Black Male 08-29-2011
Atlas, Gerald California Los Angeles 1990 1998 Attempted Murder 28 to life 0.5 25 Black Male 10-06-2012
Avila, Edward California Los Angeles 1957 1957 Robbery 7 years to life 0.3 29 Hispanic Male 03-13-2018
Bailey, Samuel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 8 months 3.2 32 Don't Know Male 12-11-2020
Baniani, Borzou California Orange 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 27 Other Male 06-11-2015
Banks, Brian California Los Angeles 2003 2012 Sexual Assault 6 years 5.0 16 Black Male 05-29-2012
Barbour, Bennett Virginia James City 1978 2012 Sexual Assault 10 years 4.2 22 Black Male 06-27-2012
Barner, Glenn California Los Angeles 1992 1993 Robbery 16 years 0.7 31 Black Male 07-12-2016
Barnes, Lamar Virginia Portsmouth City 2003 2022 Murder Life 18.4 20 Black Male 01-27-2022
Barrios, Diego California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Unknown 1.6 20 Hispanic Male 03-04-2021
Baruxes, Kevin California San Diego 1996 2003 Sexual Assault 18 to Life 7.1 18 White Male 08-29-2011
Baudin, Robert California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.4 22 White Male 03-13-2018
Bautista, Juan California San Joaquin 2011 2021 Attempted Murder 40 to Life 10.0 19 Hispanic Male 07-13-2021
Baylor, Ronnie California Riverside 1987 1996 Sexual Assault 16 years 7.6 25 Black Male 02-26-2014
Bell, Craig Virginia City of Virginia Beach 1987 1987 Murder 20 years 0.2 24 White Male 09-25-2018
Benavides, Vicente California Kern 1993 2018 Murder Death 25.0 42 Hispanic Male 04-29-2018
Berdue, Thomas California Yuba 1851 1851 Murder Death 0 White Male 03-13-2018
Billings, Warren K. California San Francisco 1916 1961 Murder Life 23.1 23 White Male 03-13-2018
Bonner, Samuel California Los Angeles 1983 2019 Murder Life without parole 35.7 20 Black Male 03-11-2020
Booker, Esaw California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 9 years 4.7 46 Don't Know Male 03-04-2021
Booker, Larry California Merced 1993 2017 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 07-30-2018
Booth, Darrell California Orange 2011 2017 Murder 15 to Life 5.3 28 Black Male 01-18-2019
Boyce, David Virginia Newport News City 1991 2013 Murder Life 22.1 19 White Male 09-24-2013
Bravo, Mark California Los Angeles 1990 1994 Sexual Assault 8 years 3.2 31 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Bryant, James California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 2.8 38 Black Male 05-15-2013
Buggs, Steven California Alameda 2015 2026 Murder 82 to Life 11.0 36 Black Male 02-12-2026
Burnette, Victor Virginia Richmond City 1979 2009 Sexual Assault 20 years 8.1 26 White Male 08-29-2011
Bush, Gary Virginia Petersburg City 2007 2018 Robbery 12 years 9.1 56 White Male 05-30-2018
Cabanillas, Gerardo California Los Angeles 1995 2023 Sexual Assault 87 to life 27.7 18 Hispanic Male 10-02-2023
Caldwell, Maurice California San Francisco 1991 2011 Murder 27 to Life 19.7 23 Black Male 08-31-2011
Candido, Roberto California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 8 months 1.8 23 Hispanic Male 04-13-2021
Carmona, Arthur California Orange 1998 2000 Robbery 12 years 1.9 16 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Carranza, Carlos California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.1 24 Hispanic Male 12-15-2021
Carrillo, Delbert California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 2.0 21 Hispanic Male 12-11-2020
Carrillo, Franky California Los Angeles 1992 2011 Murder Life 18.7 16 Hispanic Male 08-29-2011
Carter, Joseph Virginia Norfolk City 1990 2021 Murder Life 26.4 30 Black Male 08-24-2021
Carter, William Douglas Virginia Loudoun 1988 1992 Assault 14 years 3.9 55 White Male 03-11-2013
Castillo-Lopez, Emmanuel California San Diego 2013 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale 3 years and 8 months 2.8 25 Hispanic Male 04-26-2019
Cerrano, Dennis California Solano 1998 2000 Child Sex Abuse 6 years 1.4 46 White Male 01-20-2014
Chance, Clarence California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17.0 23 Black Male 08-29-2011
Chaplin, Michael T. Virginia Augusta 2008 2009 Child Sex Abuse 1 year 0.2 24 White Male 08-29-2011
Chavez, Emmanuel California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 6 months 0.5 16 Hispanic Male 07-26-2021
Chen, Boping California San Mateo 2006 2009 Child Sex Abuse 14 years 3.7 49 Asian Male 09-07-2012
Cheung, Kum Yet California Alameda 1995 2002 Attempt, Violent 29 years and 8 months 6.6 29 Asian Male 06-21-2012
Ciria, Joaquin California San Francisco 1991 2022 Murder 31 to life 31.1 29 Black Male 04-26-2022
Coker, Edgar Virginia Stafford 2007 2014 Sexual Assault 1 year and 5 months 1.5 15 Black Male 03-03-2014
Cole, Reggie California Los Angeles 1995 2009 Murder Life 13.9 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
Coleman, Jofama California Los Angeles 2006 2024 Murder 25 years to life 17.7 20 Black Male 03-11-2024
Coley, Craig California Ventura 1980 2017 Murder Life without parole 37.9 31 White Male 12-03-2017
Conley, Caramad California San Francisco 1994 2011 Murder Life without parole 16.3 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
Conteh, Maligie Virginia Fairfax 2010 2013 Robbery 1 year and 11 months 1.5 19 Black Male 04-23-2013
Contreras, Marco California Los Angeles 1997 2017 Attempted Murder Life 19.9 20 Hispanic Male 04-10-2017
Cooks, Tony California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Murder 15 years to life 5.3 17 Black Male 03-13-2018
Copeland, Darrell A. Virginia Chesapeake City 2007 2008 Weapon Possession or Sale 5 years 1.3 18 Black Male 08-29-2011
Copithorne, Michael California Napa 2012 2014 Child Sex Abuse 5 years 2.4 36 White Male 06-30-2016
Cortez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years 4.6 34 Hispanic Male 02-16-2014
Cottalorda, Monique California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 0.8 22 Hispanic Female 10-14-2025
Courtney, Uriah California San Diego 2006 2013 Sexual Assault Life 7.3 25 White Male 06-24-2013
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 10.7 22 White Male 08-29-2011
Cox, Michael California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 1.5 43 White Male 01-26-2014
Cox, Richard California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse 82 years 5.9 47 White Male 08-29-2011
Cox, Teresa Lynne California Kern 1985 2000 Child Sex Abuse 10 years 5.0 17 White Female 08-29-2011
Crabtree, Darwin California Butte 1991 2018 Child Sex Abuse 16 years 9.9 32 White Male 01-22-2018
Crittle, Yvonne Virginia Newport News City 1988 1997 Sexual Assault 7 years 1.9 24 White Female 02-18-2016
Croy, Norma Jean California Siskiyou 1979 1997 Murder Life 17.6 24 Native American Female 01-27-2012
Croy, Patrick California Siskiyou 1979 2004 Murder Death 18.6 23 Native American Male 08-29-2011
Crum, Paul Jr. Virginia Dickenson 2015 2022 Obstruction of Justice 10 years 4.2 54 White Male 12-21-2022
Cruz, Efren California Santa Barbara 1997 2001 Murder 41 to Life 3.9 22 Hispanic Male 07-05-2012
Cuevas, Roberto California Los Angeles 2003 2008 Robbery 12 years 4.7 21 Hispanic Male 06-26-2012
Cullipher, Ricky Virginia Hampton City 1997 2001 Assault 9 years 4.3 15 White Male 08-29-2011
Cunningham, Calvin Wayne Virginia Newport News City 1981 2011 Sexual Assault 16 years 7.1 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
Dahl, Connie California El Dorado 2003 2024 Manslaughter 1 year 1.0 19 White Female 07-03-2024
Davalos, Luis California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter 12 years 5.6 16 Hispanic Male 05-18-2012
Davidson, Willie Virginia Norfolk City 1981 2005 Sexual Assault 20 years 11.1 24 Black Male 08-29-2011
Davis, Ricky California El Dorado 2005 2020 Murder 16 to life 14.5 20 White Male 03-05-2020
Davis, Robert Virginia Albemarle 2004 2016 Murder 23 years 11.7 18 White Male 12-29-2016
Daye, Frederick Rene California San Diego 1984 1994 Sexual Assault Life 10.3 26 Black Male 08-29-2011
DePalma, William California Orange 1968 1974 Robbery 15 Years 5.6 30 White Male 03-13-2018
Diamond, G. Lowell Virginia Prince William 1977 2013 Sexual Assault 15 years 5.4 24 White Male 03-15-2013
Diaz, Luis California Santa Clara 1984 2012 Sexual Assault 15 years 8.4 20 Hispanic Male 04-06-2014
Diaz, Tony California San Diego 2016 2017 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor Fine 0 56 White Male 09-18-2017
Dick, Joseph Jr. Virginia Norfolk City 1999 2016 Murder Life without parole 10.3 20 White Male 12-22-2016
Dickerson, Jermaine California Contra Costa 1998 2021 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 18 Black Male 03-14-2022
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 50 White Female 08-29-2011
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 26 White Male 08-29-2011