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
Baker, Dontrell Florida Pinellas 1997 1997 Robbery Not Sentenced 0 18 Black Male 1997 09-14-2015
Bryant, Andre Florida Manatee 2007 2015 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 9 20 Black Male 2014 2015 10-06-2015
Davis, Cody Florida Palm Beach 2006 2007 Robbery Term of Years 3 years 0 21 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Guilfoyle, Stephen A. Florida Pinellas 1926 1932 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
Holmes, Sidney Florida Broward 1989 2023 Robbery Term of Years 400 years 34 22 Black Male 2022 2023 03-16-2023
Hopps, Tony Florida Hillsborough 1990 2021 Robbery Life 31 24 Black Male 2021 09-08-2021
Kloss, David S. Jr. Florida Pinellas 1926 1956 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 3 Don't Know Male 1929
McGee, Leroy Florida Broward 1991 1995 Robbery Term of Years 4 years and 6 months 3 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Watson, Robert Lamar Florida Polk 1965 1965 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 0 24 White Male 1965