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 ANY of those words. 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 Using the Registry for Research, 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. Read Less
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Term of Years Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Grajeda, Senon California Los Angeles 1987 1993 Murder Term of Years 45 to life 6 31 Hispanic Male 1993 09-30-2012
Green, Kevin Lee California Orange 1980 1996 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 16 20 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
Green, Willie Earl California Los Angeles 1984 2008 Murder Term of Years 33 to Life 24 31 Black Male 2004 2008 08-29-2011
Guardado, Manuel California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 Hispanic Male 1999 1997 07-26-2021
Guevara, Carlos California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 19 Hispanic Male 1999 07-26-2021
Guillory, Lavont California Los Angeles 1994 2005 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2005 02-18-2012
Hall, Gordon R. California Los Angeles 1978 1982 Murder Life 3 16 Hispanic Male 1982
Hall, Harold California Los Angeles 1990 2004 Murder Life 14 37 Black Male 1994 2004 08-29-2011
Hamlin, Franklin California San Francisco 1953 1954 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 0 40 White Male 1954
Hanline, Michael California Ventura 1980 2015 Murder Life without parole 34 31 White Male 2014 04-23-2015
Harris, Clinton California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 3 32 Black Male 2000 1999 01-26-2021
Harris, Derrick California Los Angeles 2013 2020 Robbery Term of Years 15 years 7 21 Black Male 2020 10-26-2020
Hart, James Thomas California Napa 1990 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 12 years 9 43 White Male 1999 01-25-2014
Hastings, Maurice California Los Angeles 1988 2022 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2022 01-30-2023
Head, Charles California Orange 2006 2021 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Black Male 2006 05-09-2022
Heard, Charles California San Francisco 2010 2020 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 4 24 Black Male 2014 05-02-2024
Hernandez, Francisco California Monterey 2002 2005 Murder Term of Years 48 to life 3 26 Hispanic Male 2005 09-03-2012
Hernandez, Giovanni California Los Angeles 2012 2023 Murder Term of Years 50 to life 11 14 Hispanic Male 2023 01-03-2024
Hernandez, Jose California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 year to Life 2 Hispanic Male 1924
Hernandez, Julian California Los Angeles 1998 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 Hispanic Male 1999 1998 09-20-2021
Hernandez, Miguel California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 0 Hispanic Male 1999 1997 12-14-2021
Herrera, Bobby Paiste California Santa Clara 1998 2000 Assault Term of Years 5 years 2 17 Hispanic Male 1998 2000 08-29-2011
Herrera, Juan California Los Angeles 1999 2006 Murder Term of Years 80 to life 7 21 Hispanic Male DK 2006 09-03-2012
Holliday, Chester California San Diego 1981 1984 Murder Term of Years 3 years 3 51 Black Male 1984 02-28-2020
Holmes, Charles III California San Diego 2005 2014 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 9 years 7 41 White Male 2012 09-02-2015
Howard, DeAndre California Los Angeles 2003 2013 Murder Life 10 20 Black Male 2013 12-27-2013
Howard, Kenji California Los Angeles 1997 2021 Murder Term of Years 35 to Life 24 16 Black Male 2021 01-13-2022
Hunt, Kenya California San Diego 1991 1991 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 17 Black Male 1991 09-07-2012
Hunter, Cartier California Alameda 2016 2022 Murder Life 6 22 Black Male 2021 2022 05-16-2023
Hunter, Darrell California Marin 2000 2008 Murder Life without parole 8 22 Black Male 2008 09-30-2012
Hurley, Jerry California Ventura 2017 2017 Traffic Offense Term of Years 4 days 0 22 White Male 2017 02-13-2018
Imbler, Paul Kern California Los Angeles 1961 1969 Murder Death 8 44 White Male 1969
Ixta, Ignacio Jr. California Ventura 2010 2021 Attempted Murder Term of Years 35 to Life 10 20 Hispanic Male 2021 05-06-2021
Jackson, Sergeant California San Diego 1974 1974 Murder Life 1 21 White Male 1974
Jacobs, Elmer California Los Angeles 1928 1928 Robbery Term of Years 15 to Life 0 Don't Know Male 1928
Jennings, Raymond California Los Angeles 2009 2017 Murder Term of Years 40 to life 7 25 White Male 2016 2016 02-20-2017
Jimenez, Arturo California Los Angeles 1995 2020 Murder Term of Years 30 to life 25 18 Hispanic Male 2018 2020 08-20-2020
Johnson, Albert K. California Contra Costa 1992 2002 Sexual Assault Term of Years 24 years 10 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Johnson, Zavion California Sacramento 2002 2018 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 15 18 Black Male 2017 2017 01-22-2018
Jones, David Allen California Los Angeles 1995 2004 Murder Term of Years 36 to Life 9 32 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Jones, Joseph California Los Angeles 1998 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 8 years 2 Don't Know Male 1999 12-22-2021
Jones, Luther Jr. California Lake 1998 2016 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 27 years 18 50 Black Male 2015 2016 02-18-2016
Jones, Troy Lee California Merced 1982 1996 Murder Death 14 30 Black Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Kamacho, Daniel California Los Angeles 1947 1947 Murder Life 0 Hispanic Male 1947
Kerr, Milo C. California Los Angeles 1934 1938 Robbery Term of Years 5 years to life 3 39 White Male 1937
Keys, William California Riverside 1943 1956 Manslaughter Term of Years 10 years 5 63 White Male 1948 02-23-2021
Kidd, Robert Lee California San Francisco 1960 1962 Murder Death 2 31 White Male 1962
Kindle, Jason California Los Angeles 2000 2003 Robbery Term of Years 70 to Life 2 31 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Kirkes, Leonard California Santa Barbara 1950 1953 Murder Term of Years 5 to Life 2 36 White Male 1953
Klene, John California Los Angeles 1998 2021 Murder Life without parole 22 18 White Male 2021 04-06-2021
Kniffen, Scott California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 28 White Male 1991 1996 08-29-2011
Lara, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Probation 0 21 Hispanic Male 1999 1997 12-14-2021
Larsen, Daniel California Los Angeles 1999 2014 Other Nonviolent Felony Term of Years 28 to life 14 30 White Male 2013 01-27-2014
Lea, Joe California Solano 2000 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 16 to life 9 24 Hispanic Male 2007 2009 02-12-2013
Ledbetter, Miles H. California Los Angeles 1929 1931 Bribery Term of Years 1 to 14 years 1 White Male 1931
Lee, Chol Soo California San Francisco 1974 1982 Murder Life 8 21 Asian Male 1982
Leone, George California Orange 1974 1975 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 30 White Male 1975 08-28-2020
Lesher, Harvey California Los Angeles 1928 1930 Murder Life 2 27 White Male 1930
Liao, Yun Hseng California Los Angeles 2003 2016 Attempted Murder Life 12 44 Asian Male 2015 04-11-2018
Lind, Frank California Fresno 2002 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 30 to life 3 44 White Male 2005 01-26-2014
Lisker, Bruce California Los Angeles 1985 2009 Murder Term of Years 16 to Life 24 17 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Lobos, Allan California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 20 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2021
Loftus, Brendan California Lake 1997 2000 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 2 23 White Male 1999 01-16-2012
Lopez, George California Orange 2000 2002 Robbery Term of Years 13 years 2 17 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 07-12-2012
Lozano, Jesus California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 33 Hispanic Male 1999 1998 07-26-2021
Madrid, Jose California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year and 4 months 1 Hispanic Male 1999 1998 07-26-2021
Madrigal, Rafael Jr. California Los Angeles 2002 2011 Attempted Murder Term of Years 53 to Life 8 25 Hispanic Male 2009 08-29-2011
Magnan, Paul Philip California Santa Clara 2000 2006 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to Life 6 46 White Male 2006 08-29-2011
Marsh, Kenneth California San Diego 1983 2004 Murder Term of Years 15 to Life 21 28 White Male 2004 08-29-2011
Martin, Lawrence California Santa Clara 1998 2020 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 25 to Life 20 38 Don't Know Male 2017 05-03-2021
Martinez, Rodrigo California Orange 2008 2014 Murder Term of Years 25 to life 7 22 Hispanic Male 2014 03-31-2018
Martinez, Ruben Jr. California Los Angeles 2008 2019 Robbery Term of Years 40 years and 8 months 12 Hispanic Male 2019 11-18-2019
Maxwell, Bobby Joe California Los Angeles 1984 2018 Murder Life without parole 34 29 Black Male 2018 08-16-2018
McCuan, Alvin California Kern 1984 1996 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 to 22 years and 4 months 12 28 White Male 1991 1996 08-29-2011
McKinney, DeWayne California Orange 1981 2000 Murder Life 19 19 Black Male 1999 2000 08-29-2011
McNary, Willie Earl California San Diego 1984 1996 Assault Term of Years 11 years and 8 months 6 26 Black Male 1990 03-11-2013
McSherry, Leonard California Los Angeles 1988 2001 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 48 years 13 37 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Mellory, Jesse California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0 White Male 1932
Mellory, Sumner California Fresno 1931 1932 Robbery Unknown 0 White Male 1932
Mena, Enrique California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 2 29 Hispanic Male 2000 04-12-2021
Mendival, Salvador California Los Angeles 1922 1924 Robbery Term of Years 1 to 10 years 2 20 Hispanic Male 1924
Menendez, Ceaser California Los Angeles 1996 2001 Manslaughter Term of Years 12 years 6 22 Hispanic Male 2000 2001 05-18-2012
Merrill, Thomas California Orange 1991 1995 Murder Life 4 24 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Mikes, Melvin California Los Angeles 1985 1992 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 7 19 Black Male 1992 08-29-2011
Milla, Marco California Los Angeles 2002 2015 Murder Life without parole 12 19 Hispanic Male 2014 09-07-2016
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 Term of Years 48 years 13 29 White Male 1987 1999 08-29-2011
Montes, Roy California Los Angeles 1996 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 3 18 Hispanic Male 1999 1999 12-11-2020
Mooney, Thomas J. California San Francisco 1917 1939 Murder Death 22 24 White Male 1939
Moore, Joshua California Orange 1999 2001 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 2 19 White Male 2001 08-03-2012
Moreno, David California Solano 1998 2000 Murder Not Sentenced 1 19 Hispanic Male 2000 05-31-2013
Moreno, Tony Jr. California Los Angeles 2014 2016 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 2 28 Hispanic Male 2015 2016 12-19-2017
Morris, Oscar California Los Angeles 1983 2000 Murder Death 17 33 Black Male 1997 2000 08-29-2011
Munoz, Raul California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault Term of Years 3 years 3 23 Hispanic Male 1999 09-20-2021
Natividad, Cesar California Los Angeles 1996 2000 Assault Term of Years 227 days 1 27 Hispanic Male 1997 09-20-2021
Nava, Lorenzo California Los Angeles 1997 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 54 to life 4 36 Hispanic Male 2000 12-11-2020
Navarro, David California Orange 1982 1986 Sexual Assault Term of Years 19 years 4 20 Hispanic Male 1986 10-29-2024
Newburn, Calvin California Los Angeles 1997 1999 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 years 2 26 Black Male 1999 09-07-2012
Newman, Russell California Los Angeles 1992 2000 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 years 6 41 Don't Know Male 1998 07-16-2021
Ngov, Matthew California Los Angeles 2013 2019 Murder Term of Years 57 to life 6 20 Asian Male 2019 08-30-2019