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
Murray, Lacresha Texas Travis 1996 2001 Murder Term of Years 20 years 3 11 Black Female 1999 1999 08-29-2011
Nguyen, Anthony Texas Harris 2013 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 17 Asian Male 2013 01-14-2015
Nicholson, Mallory Texas Dallas 1982 2022 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 55 years 21 35 Black Male 2003 06-08-2022
Nobles, Glen Texas Sabine 2013 2015 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 10 years 2 52 Black Male 2015 03-05-2015
Noel, Michael Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 55 Black Male 2014 12-30-2014
Nolan, James III Texas Galveston 2022 2023 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 1 38 Black Male 2023 08-21-2023
Nowak, Kevin Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ogiemwonyi, M. Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 Black Male 2014 10-05-2015
Overstreet, Nolan Texas Tarrant 2000 2024 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 90 days 0 21 White Male 2000 07-22-2024
Overton, Hannah Texas Nueces 2007 2015 Murder Life without parole 7 29 White Female 2014 04-10-2015
Perez, Vanessa Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 17 Hispanic Female 2015 05-23-2016
Peters, Harold Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0 39 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Petty, Jerome Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 90 days 0 33 Black Male 2009 03-08-2016
Pham, Thomas Texas Harris 2015 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 20 Asian Male 2015 10-29-2015
Philen, Randall Texas Brown 2011 2012 Murder Life 0 50 White Male 2012 01-17-2013
Phillips, Michael Texas Dallas 1990 2014 Sexual Assault Term of Years 12 years 12 33 Black Male 2002 09-08-2014
Phillips, Steven Texas Dallas 1982 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 40 years 25 22 White Male 2007 08-29-2011
Pierce, Milyn Texas Montgomery 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 32 White Female 2014 01-15-2015
Pinchback, Johnny Texas Dallas 1984 2011 Child Sex Abuse Life 27 28 Black Male 2011 08-29-2011
Pines, Frank Texas Harris 2006 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0 26 Black Male 2006 10-04-2016
Pitre, Derick Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 40 Black Male 2014 01-14-2015
Polk, Eric Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 27 Black Male 2014 01-06-2015
Pope, David Shawn Texas Dallas 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Term of Years 45 years 15 23 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Pope, Graylan Texas Dallas 2014 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 180 days 0 51 Black Male 2014 11-02-2018
Porter, Allen Wayne Texas Harris 1991 2010 Sexual Assault Life 19 18 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Rachell, Ricardo Texas Harris 2003 2011 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 40 years 6 45 Hispanic Male 2008 08-29-2011
Rainbolt, Thomas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 45 days 0 51 Black Male 2014 12-27-2014
Ramos, Jesse Texas Potter 1993 2000 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 24 Hispanic Male 1993 02-04-2015
Recendez-Lopez, Edgar Texas Harris 2010 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 20 White Male 2010 01-14-2015
Reyes, George Texas Harris 2013 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 months 1 33 Hispanic Male 2014 08-02-2015
Reyos, James Texas Ector 1983 2023 Murder Term of Years 38 years 23 25 Native American Male 2006 11-29-2023
Ricks, Amber Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 Black Female 2016 05-31-2016
Rivera, Simon Angel Texas Travis 2002 2005 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years 1 24 Hispanic Male 2004 11-06-2012
Roark, Andrew Texas Dallas 2000 2024 Child Abuse Term of Years 35 years 13 20 White Male 2018 2012 12-04-2024
Robbins, Neal Texas Montgomery 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 23 White Male 2007 2016 08-23-2016
Roberson, Richard Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 37 White Male 2015 05-31-2016
Roberts, Amber Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Female 2014 04-01-2015
Robertson, Shakara Texas Dallas 1996 2012 Robbery Probation 0 18 Black Male 1996 06-18-2012
Robinson, Anthony Texas Harris 1987 2000 Sexual Assault Term of Years 27 years 10 25 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Robinson, Tobaris Texas Harris 2011 2012 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 7 months 0 27 Black Male 2012 04-26-2014
Rodgers, Esau Texas Harris 2008 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 41 Black Male 2008 07-15-2016
Rodrigues, Stuart Texas Bexar 2012 2018 Threats Probation 0 20 Hispanic Male 2012 03-26-2020
Rodriguez, Danielle Texas Bexar 2015 2018 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 48 days 0 21 Hispanic Female 2015 03-26-2020
Rodriguez, George Texas Harris 1987 2005 Child Sex Abuse Term of Years 60 years 17 25 Hispanic Male 2004 08-29-2011
Rogers, Mandel Texas Harris 1999 2014 Robbery Term of Years 12 years 11 18 Black Male 2009 10-21-2014
Rojo, Christopher Texas Harris 2013 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 days 0 27 Hispanic Male 2013 08-08-2016
Salazar, Ben Texas Travis 1992 1997 Sexual Assault Term of Years 30 years 6 23 Hispanic Male 1997 08-29-2011
Sanches, Shimira Texas Harris 2012 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 31 Hispanic Female 2012 10-07-2016
Sanchez, Yareli Texas Harris 2011 2015 Solicitation Term of Years 10 days 0 20 Hispanic Female 2011 07-08-2016
Sanders, Trina Texas Galveston 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 1 49 Black Female 2015 08-20-2015
Santillan, Martin Texas Dallas 1998 2023 Murder Life 25 23 Hispanic Male 2022 03-28-2023
Scott, Christopher Shun Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 27 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Shannon, Earl Texas Navarro 1925 1929 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 0 White Male 1926
Shelton, Joseph Texas Dallas 2001 2003 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 5 years 2 40 White Male 2003 07-18-2023
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Hunt 2016 2018 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 4 years 3 53 White Male 2018 01-16-2019
Shiflett, Guy Jr. Texas Dallas 2014 2020 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 3 years 1 52 White Male 2015 05-05-2020
Simmons, Claude Jr. Texas Dallas 1997 2009 Murder Life 12 42 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Simmons, Mariah Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 12 days 0 21 Black Female 2016 05-31-2016
Skinner, Gregory Texas Dallas 2012 2018 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 7 42 Black Male 2018 02-15-2019
Smith, Billy James Texas Dallas 1987 2006 Sexual Assault Life 19 34 Black Male 2006 08-29-2011
Smith, Byron Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 33 Black Male 2009 08-25-2016
Smith, Duran Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 months 0 25 Black Male 2014 10-04-2016
Smith, G'Cobra Texas Harris 2014 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 180 days 0 17 Black Male 2015 04-01-2016
Smith, Marcus Lashun Texas Dallas 1995 2012 Robbery Probation 0 21 Black Male 1995 06-18-2012
Sonnier, Ernest Texas Harris 1986 2018 Kidnapping Life 23 22 Black Male 2009 06-13-2018
Stevenson, Macen Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2014 01-14-2015
Stewart, Everold Texas Dallas 1988 2019 Murder Term of Years 25 years 3 19 Black Male 1990 12-23-2019
Stiers, Donald Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 25 White Male 2014 01-20-2015
Strickland, J.F. Texas Cherokee 1939 1940 Robbery Term of Years 5 years 1 Don't Know Male 1940
Sturgeon, Richard Texas Harris 1999 2009 Robbery Term of Years 50 years 10 32 Black Male 2009 06-18-2012
Sweat, Danny Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 60 days 0 29 Black Male 2009 10-25-2015
Talamantez, Jesse Texas Harris 1999 2004 Murder Term of Years 99 years 5 20 Hispanic Male 2004 07-05-2013
Talbert, Carlton Texas Harris 2009 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 days 0 29 Black Male 2009 11-02-2015
Tate, Marcus Jr. Texas Harris 2006 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 5 months 0 20 Black Male 2007 05-08-2015
Taylor, Ronald Texas Harris 1995 2008 Sexual Assault Term of Years 60 years 12 32 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Thomas, Cameron Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 1 year 0 24 Black Male 2014 08-08-2014
Thomas, Johnathon Texas Harris 2009 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 24 Black Male 2009 10-28-2016
Thomas, Rickey Dale Texas Hopkins 1991 1992 Robbery Life 1 25 Black Male 1992 07-30-2012
Thomas, Victor Larue Texas Ellis 1986 2001 Sexual Assault Life 15 26 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Thurman, Joe Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 2 years 0 29 White Male 2014 12-30-2014
Tiller, Chad Texas Montgomery 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 40 White Male 2016 10-04-2016
Titus, Kent Texas Harris 2015 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 47 Black Male 2015 05-31-2016
Tong, Alan Texas Montgomery 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 6 months 0 30 Asian Male 2013 12-09-2015
Torres, Pedro Texas Harris 1985 1985 Murder Term of Years 75 years 0 37 Hispanic Male 1985
Trevino, Michael Texas Travis 1993 2012 Child Sex Abuse Probation 0 27 Hispanic Male 2009 1993 12-09-2014
Trujillo, Nicolas Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 19 White Male 2014 12-26-2014
Truong, Chris Texas Harris 2016 2017 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 15 days 0 25 Asian Male 2016 04-10-2017
Turner, Keith Texas Dallas 1983 2005 Sexual Assault Term of Years 20 years 6 22 Black Male 1989 08-29-2011
Turner, Lamarcus Texas Travis 2015 2022 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 years 5 33 Black Male 2020 03-18-2022
Tyson, Dequinncy Texas Harris 2012 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 30 days 0 28 Black Male 2012 03-27-2015
Upchurch, Amber Texas Harris 2016 2016 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 120 days 0 20 White Female 2016 05-31-2016
Upshaw, Fredrick Texas Harris 2014 2015 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 4 days 0 26 Black Male 2014 10-30-2015
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
Vargas, Anastacio Texas Bexar 1926 1929 Murder Life 4 33 Hispanic Male 1929
Vasquez, Gerardo Texas Harris 2008 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Probation 0 20 White Male 2008 01-14-2015
Vasquez, Rogelio Texas Harris 2014 2014 Drug Possession or Sale Term of Years 10 days 0 24 White Male 2014 01-15-2015
Vela, Jesus Texas Midland 2015 2016 Weapon Possession or Sale Term of Years 3 years 1 21 Hispanic Male 2016 03-17-2016
Wahlgren, Ryun Texas Dallas 2015 2017 Sex Offender Registration Term of Years 2 years 1 42 Asian Male 2016 09-25-2017