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
Blackshire, James Texas Dallas 1995 2009 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 14 18 Black Male 2009 07-02-2012
Boyd, Kenneth Wayne Jr. Texas Shelby 1999 2013 Murder Life 13 22 Black Male 2004 2012 05-11-2013
Brodie, Stephen Texas Dallas 1993 2010 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 5 years 5 19 White Male 1998 08-29-2011
Brown, Alfred Texas Harris 2005 2015 Murder Death 10 21 Black Male 2011 2015 06-10-2015
Brown, Joyce Ann Texas Dallas 1980 1990 Murder Term of Years 25 to Life 9 33 Black Female DK 1989 08-29-2011
Cacy, Sonia Texas Pecos 1993 2017 Murder Term of Years 99 years 6 44 White Female 1998 02-13-2017
Cook, Kerry Max Texas Smith 1978 2024 Murder Death 19 21 White Male 1979 1997 08-29-2024
Daws, Kelly Texas Jefferson 2019 2022 Conspiracy Term of Years 12 years 0 44 White Female 2019 10-25-2022
Day, Calvin Texas Bexar 2013 2015 Sexual Assault Probation 0 59 White Male 2013 01-25-2016
Dixon, Christopher Texas Harris 2005 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 31 Black Male 2006 09-18-2017
Dove, Gayle Texas El Paso 1986 1990 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 41 White Female 1989 07-15-2012
Duke, Dale Texas Dallas 1992 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 20 years 19 42 White Male 1998 2011 02-16-2012
Elliff, Hicks Texas Nueces 1982 2007 Murder Term of Years 55 years 25 23 White Male 2007 01-24-2012
Fountain, Wiley Texas Dallas 1986 2003 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 16 28 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Giles, James Curtis Texas Dallas 1983 2007 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 10 26 Black Male 1993 08-29-2011
Harding, Kevin Texas Harris 2009 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 0 52 Black Male 2009 01-25-2017
Harvey, John Michael Texas Tarrant 1992 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 12 24 White Male 2003 2004 08-29-2011
Hawkins, Roger Jr. Texas Tarrant 1993 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 10 years 10 19 White Male 2018 2003 12-12-2022
Hayden, Courtney Texas Nueces 2015 2018 Murder Term of Years 40 years 2 24 White Female 2018 01-30-2018
Hodges, Devron Texas Lavaca 2013 2015 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 2 21 Black Male 2015 02-27-2015
Jimenez, Rosa Texas Travis 2005 2023 Murder Life 15 20 Hispanic Female 2021 2021 08-22-2023
Johnson, Antrone Texas Dallas 1996 2009 Child Sex Abuse Life 13 17 Black Male 2008 01-15-2012
Loveless, Debbie Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 31 White Female 1993 08-29-2011
Martin, Garland Texas Midland 1999 2024 Murder Life 25 35 White Male 2024 09-11-2024
Miller, John Texas Rains 1989 1994 Murder Life 4 42 White Male 1993 08-29-2011
Morton, Michael Texas Williamson 1987 2011 Murder Life 25 32 White Male 2011 01-17-2012
Mowbray, Freda Susie Texas Cameron 1988 1998 Murder Life 9 39 White Female 1995 1997 08-29-2011
Nicholson, Mallory Texas Dallas 1982 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 55 years 21 35 Black Male 2003 06-08-2022
Noble, Michelle Texas El Paso 1986 1988 Child Sex Abuse Life 2 34 White Female 1988 01-31-2020
Nolley, John Texas Tarrant 1998 2018 Murder Life 18 22 Black Male 2016 10-05-2018
Overton, Hannah Texas Nueces 2007 2015 Murder Life without parole 7 29 White Female 2014 04-10-2015
Phillips, Steven Texas Dallas 1982 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 25 22 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Sanches, Shimira Texas Harris 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Hispanic Female 2012 10-07-2016
Sutton, Josiah Texas Harris 1999 2004 Sexual Assault Term of Years 25 years 4 16 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Uriostegui, Silvano Texas Denton 2012 2012 Assault Not Sentenced 0 47 Hispanic Male 2012 04-19-2016
Valdez, Gilbert Texas Bexar 1997 2012 Sexual Assault Probation 0 17 Hispanic Male 1997 10-31-2012
Washington, Darryl Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Life 16 24 Black Male 2012 06-18-2012
Woodard, James Lee Texas Dallas 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 26 Black Male DK 2008 08-29-2011
Zapata, Rodrigo Texas Webb 2000 2001 Robbery Term of Years 25 years 2 25 Hispanic Male 2001 06-19-2016