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
Briscoe, Terence Texas Harris 2009 2010 Robbery Not Sentenced 1 19 Black Male 2010 01-30-2023
Coney, Robert Carroll Texas Angelina 1966 2004 Robbery Life 38 33 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Cottingham, Jamaka Texas Harris 1997 2023 Robbery Term of Years 30 years 15 17 Black Male 2012 08-02-2023
Dupree, Cornelius Jr. Texas Dallas 1980 2011 Robbery Term of Years 75 years 30 20 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Gandy, Robert Texas Harris 1990 2020 Robbery Life 14 24 Black Male 2004 06-26-2020
Geter, Lenell Texas Dallas 1982 1984 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1983
Hodges, Devron Texas Lavaca 2013 2015 Robbery Term of Years 10 years 2 21 Black Male 2015 02-27-2015
Leadon, Bruce Texas Harris 2008 2022 Robbery Term of Years 60 years 3 23 Black Male 2011 01-30-2023
Massingill, Anthony Texas Dallas 1980 2014 Robbery Life 0 18 Black Male 1980 10-23-2014
Montgomery, LaDondrell Texas Harris 2010 2011 Robbery Life 1 34 Black Male 2011 01-27-2012
Robertson, Shakara Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Probation 0 18 Black Male 1996 06-18-2012
Rogers, Mandel Texas Harris 1999 2014 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 11 18 Black Male 2009 10-21-2014
Smith, Marcus Lashun Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Robbery Probation 0 21 Black Male 1995 06-18-2012
Sturgeon, Richard Texas Harris 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 32 Black Male 2009 06-18-2012
Thomas, Rickey Dale Texas Hopkins 1991 1992 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1992 07-30-2012
Ward, Nathaniel Texas McLennan 1999 2001 Robbery Term of Years 45 years 2 35 Black Male 2001 10-19-2012
Washington, Darryl Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Life 16 24 Black Male 2012 06-18-2012