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
Mellen, Susan California Los Angeles 1998 2014 Murder Life without parole 16.4 42 White Female 2014 10-10-2014
Mellory, Jesse California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0.4 White Male 1932 03-13-2018
Mellory, Sumner California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0.4 White Male 1932 03-13-2018
Mena, Enrique California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 3 years 2.5 29 Hispanic Male 2000 04-12-2021
Mendival, Salvador California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery 1 to 10 years 1.6 20 Hispanic Male 1924 03-13-2018
Menendez, Ceaser California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter 12 years 5.6 22 Hispanic Male 2001 05-18-2012
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4.3 24 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Mikes, Melvin California Los Angeles 1985 1992 Murder 25 to Life 7.3 19 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Milla, Marco California Los Angeles 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 11.6 19 Hispanic Male 2014 09-07-2016
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 25 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Miranda, Adam California Los Angeles 1983 2009 Murder Life 0 21 Hispanic Male 1983 08-29-2011
Modahl, Jeffrey California Kern 1986 1999 Child Sex Abuse 48 years 12.8 29 White Male 1999 08-29-2011
Montes, Roy California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 3.0 18 Hispanic Male 1999 12-11-2020
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22.0 24 White Male 1939 03-13-2018
Moore, Joanna California Alameda 1993 1994 Murder Not Sentenced 0.9 14 White Female 1994 10-24-2023
Moore, Joshua California Orange 1999 2001 Robbery 12 years 1.7 19 White Male 2001 08-03-2012
Moreno, David California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1.3 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Moreno, Tony Jr. California Los Angeles 2014 2016 Robbery 3 years 2.0 28 Hispanic Male 2016 12-19-2017
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 16.7 33 Black Male 2000 08-29-2011
Munoz, Raul California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault 3 years 3.0 23 Hispanic Male 1999 09-20-2021
Natividad, Cesar California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault 227 days 0.6 27 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2021
Nava, Lorenzo California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 54 to life 3.6 36 Hispanic Male 2000 12-11-2020
Navarro, David California Orange 1982 1986 Sexual Assault 19 years 4.0 20 Hispanic Male 1986 10-29-2024
Newburn, Calvin California Los Angeles 1997 1999 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years 1.6 26 Black Male 1999 09-07-2012
Newman, Russell California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 12 years 6.0 41 Don't Know Male 1998 07-16-2021
Ngov, Matthew California Los Angeles 2013 2019 Murder 57 to life 5.7 20 Asian Male 2019 08-30-2019
Nguyen, Chuong California Contra Costa 2013 2016 Other Nonviolent Misdemeanor 60 days 0.1 42 Asian Male 2013 02-06-2017
Nickerson, Glen California Santa Clara 1987 2003 Murder Life without parole 15.9 29 White Male 2003 08-31-2011
Nunez, Lorenzo California Monterey 1995 2001 Murder 40 to Life 6.1 23 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
O'Connell, Frank California Los Angeles 1985 2012 Murder 25 to Life 27.3 25 White Male 2012 06-13-2012
O'Hearn, Patrick California Marin 2018 2021 Other Violent Felony Probation 0 55 White Male 2018 11-08-2021
Ochoa, James California Orange 2005 2006 Robbery 2 years 1.3 19 Hispanic Male 2006 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Oscar California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 3 years 0 24 Hispanic Male 1997 06-25-2021
Oliver, Ivan California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years and 8 months 2.7 20 Hispanic Male 1999 12-13-2021
Ordonez, Felipe California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.5 21 Hispanic Male 1998 06-30-2021
Ortiz, Armando Rodriguez California Fresno 2003 2007 Murder Life 0 15 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Ortiz, Juan California Los Angeles 2005 2010 Fraud 5 years 0.7 44 Hispanic Male 2006 06-30-2013
Ovando, Javier California Los Angeles 1997 1999 Assault 23 years and 4 months 2.6 19 Hispanic Male 1999 03-04-2021
Owens, Aaron California Alameda 1973 1981 Murder Life 7.6 29 Black Male 1981 03-13-2018
Pacheco, Justin California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1.3 18 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Palacios, Lombardo California Los Angeles 2009 2024 Murder 50 to Life 15.2 15 Hispanic Male 2024 02-03-2025
Pallares, Jose California Orange 2005 2008 Weapon Possession or Sale 2 years 0 18 Hispanic Male 2005 05-21-2017
Palomo, Tim California Kern 1985 1990 Child Sex Abuse 14 years 3.8 28 White Male 1989 08-31-2011
Patterson, Stephen California Los Angeles 2007 2024 Murder 50 to life 16.6 18 Black Male 2024 04-11-2024
Payne, Glenn California Santa Clara 1990 2018 Child Sex Abuse 27 years 14.3 28 Black Male 2005 01-29-2018
Perez, Jose California Ventura 2012 2019 Robbery 13 years 7.4 19 Hispanic Male 2019 10-29-2019
Perez, Richard California Orange 2001 2001 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.7 19 Hispanic Male 2001 07-29-2012
Persico, Charles California Los Angeles 1981 1986 Manslaughter 6 years 3.4 37 Hispanic Male 1984 03-13-2018
Peters, Gerald California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 2 years 2.0 28 White Male 1998 04-13-2021
Pianezzi, Peter California Los Angeles 1940 1966 Murder Life 13.1 35 White Male 1953 03-13-2018
Pickett, Daniel California Butte 2004 2004 Child Sex Abuse Not Sentenced 0 43 White Male 2004 09-03-2012
Pineda, Lisa California Los Angeles 2005 2009 Murder 40 to life 3.5 26 Hispanic Female 2008 02-21-2015
Pitts, Marcella California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 29 White Female 1990 08-29-2011
Pitts, Ricky Lynn California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 4.9 31 White Male 1990 08-29-2011
Pleytez, Charlotte California Los Angeles 2009 2024 Murder 50 to Life 15.2 20 Hispanic Female 2024 02-03-2025
Podaras, Charles California San Mateo 2005 2006 Assault 10 days 0 46 White Male 2005 05-03-2017
Pohlschneider, Larry California Tehama 2001 2015 Child Sex Abuse 24 years 14.7 33 White Male 2015 10-13-2015
Poulos, Michelle California Los Angeles 2001 2017 Threats 2 years 2.1 33 White Female 2003 02-28-2017
Powell, Benny California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17.0 26 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Pratt, Elmer California Los Angeles 1972 1999 Murder 25 to Life 24.9 21 Black Male 1997 08-29-2011
Preston, James W. California Los Angeles 1925 1926 Attempted Murder 11 years to life 1.4 24 White Male 1926 03-13-2018
Puckett, Jeremy California Sacramento 2002 2020 Murder Life without parole 18.1 21 Black Male 2020 03-31-2020
Quindt, David California Sacramento 1999 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 0.5 21 White Male 2000 08-29-2011
Randle, Raymond Jr. California San Francisco 1980 1982 Sexual Assault 3 years 0 34 Black Male 1980 06-30-2020
Rayford, Juan California Los Angeles 2004 2023 Attempted Murder Life 16.1 18 Black Male 2020 06-12-2023
Reed, Deshawn California Alameda 2014 2017 Murder Life without parole 3.0 26 Black Male 2017 05-30-2017
Register, Kash California Los Angeles 1979 2013 Murder Life without parole 34.0 18 Black Male 2013 12-15-2013
Reno, Ronald California Fresno 1997 2002 Weapon Possession or Sale 25 to Life 4.6 32 White Male 2002 08-29-2011
Richards, William California San Bernardino 1997 2016 Murder 25 to life 19.0 43 White Male 2016 07-01-2016
Richardson, Julie California San Diego 1999 2001 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 44 White Female 2000 01-26-2014
Rivas, Walter California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 7 years 1.6 25 Hispanic Male 2000 07-26-2021
Rivera, Antonio California San Bernadino 1975 1975 Murder Not Sentenced 0 27 Hispanic Male 1975 03-13-2018
Roberts, Horace California Riverside 1999 2018 Murder 15 to life 19.2 40 Black Male 2018 10-18-2018
Roberts, Larry California Solano 1983 2024 Murder Death 0 27 Black Male 1983 08-14-2024
Robinson, Eric California Los Angeles 1994 2007 Murder Life 12.9 23 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Robles, Willie California San Diego 1991 1991 Robbery Not Sentenced 0.4 18 Hispanic Male 1991 10-04-2012
Rocha, Mario California Los Angeles 1998 2008 Murder 35 to Life 7.5 16 Hispanic Male 2005 08-29-2011
Rodriguez, Jeffrey California Santa Clara 2003 2007 Robbery 25 to Life 3.8 24 Hispanic Male 2007 08-29-2011
Rohan, Phil California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2.4 19 White Male 1930 03-13-2018
Rojas, Ruben California Los Angeles 1997 1999 Drug Possession or Sale 6 years 2.6 Hispanic Male 1999 12-14-2021
Rollin, Joseph Pierre California Humboldt 2004 2008 Dependent Adult Abuse 8 years 3.4 45 White Male 2008 07-17-2013
Rollins, Offord IV California Kern 1992 1996 Murder 29 to life 4.4 17 Black Male 1996 10-04-2012
Romero, Carlos California Los Angeles 1997 1999 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 2.1 Hispanic Male 1999 12-14-2021
Romero, Carlos E. California Los Angeles 1995 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 180 days 0.5 18 Hispanic Male 1996 06-30-2021
Rose, Peter California San Joaquin 1995 2005 Child Sex Abuse 27 years 9.0 37 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Ross, Ronald California Alameda 2006 2013 Attempted Murder 25 to life 6.3 44 Black Male 2013 02-22-2013
Rubalcava, Lionel California Santa Clara 2003 2019 Attempted Murder 31 to Life 15.5 23 Hispanic Male 2019 05-28-2019
Sagin, Jack California Monterey 1986 2019 Murder Life without parole 33.2 39 White Male 2019 10-25-2019
Sahagun, B. California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale 1 year 1.0 28 Hispanic Female 1998 12-15-2021
Saldaña, Daniel California Los Angeles 1990 2023 Attempted Murder 45 to Life 32.9 22 Hispanic Male 2023 06-05-2023
Schoppe, Carl California Contra Costa 2015 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale 1 year and 4 months 0 30 Hispanic Male 2015 02-06-2017
Self, Grant California Kern 1985 2008 Child Sex Abuse 31 years 22.8 31 White Male 2008 05-12-2013
Sermeno, Miguel Angel California Santa Clara 1995 1997 Traffic Offense 8 months 0 38 Hispanic Male 1995 08-29-2011
Shortt, James California Los Angeles 1982 2010 Murder Life without parole 27.6 21 Black Male 2010 09-17-2012
Shull, George Edward California Santa Clara 1989 2009 Sexual Assault 5 years 2.6 30 White Male 1992 08-29-2011
Simmons, Tommy III California Los Angeles 1998 2003 Murder Life 4.8 35 Black Male 2003 01-25-2014
Sims, Lennie Darrold California Los Angeles 1992 1994 Robbery 7 years 0.3 24 Black Male 1992 05-01-2013
Smith, Colin California San Mateo 2014 2016 Assault Not Sentenced 0 42 White Male 2014 06-27-2016
Smith, John Edward California Los Angeles 1994 2012 Murder Life 17.9 18 Black Male 2012 09-24-2012
Smith, Michael California Los Angeles 1994 2009 Murder Life without parole 15.7 32 Black Male 2009 07-29-2012