Innocence Database


Instructions: This database can be searched using any combination of the search filters below. All columns are sortable by clicking the title at the top of the column. To find out more about a case in the list, click on the name of the individual.
Terms:
# - Refers to the chronological order in which the defendants were exonerated.
State - Place of capital conviction
Years Between - The difference between the year of exoneration and the year of capital conviction
Reason - Normally, when a conviction is overturned by an appellate court, the state has the option of re-trying the defendant. If the state does not seek a re-trial, charges are dismissed. If a re-trial occurs and the defendant is found not guilty, the case is listed as an acquittal.
DNA evidence - refers to whether DNA evidence played a major role in exonerating ("yes") the defendant or not ("no").

For more information on the criteria for inclusion on DPIC's Innocence List click here.

142 exoneration(s) match your current filters:

# Name State Race Convicted Exonerated Years Betweensort icon Reason DNA
65 Troy Jones CA Black 1982 1996 14 Charges Dismissed No
74 Curtis Kyles LA Black 1984 1998 14 Charges Dismissed No
77 Steven Smith IL Black 1985 1999 14 Acquitted No
88 Frank Smith FL Black 1986 2000 14 Charges Dismissed Yes
126 Glen Chapman NC Black 1994 2008 14 Charges Dismissed No
128 Michael Blair TX Other 1994 2008 14 Charges Dismissed Yes
135 Yancy Douglas OK Black 1995 2009 14 Charges Dismissed No
68 Ricardo Guerra TX Latino 1982 1997 15 Charges Dismissed No
127 Levon Jones NC Black 1993 2008 15 Charges Dismissed No
141 Damon Thibodeaux LA White 1997 2012 15 Charges Dismissed Yes
52 James Robison AZ White 1977 1993 16 Acquitted No
76 Anthony Porter IL Black 1983 1999 16 Charges Dismissed No
86 Earl Washington VA Black 1984 2000 16 Pardoned Yes
102 Madison Hobley IL Black 1987 2003 16 Pardoned No
104 Stanley Howard IL Black 1987 2003 16 Pardoned No
105 Rudolph Holton FL Black 1986 2003 16 Charges Dismissed No
120 Harold Wilson PA Black 1989 2005 16 Acquitted No
138 Anthony Graves TX Black 1994 2010 16 Charges Dismissed No
62 Dennis Williams IL Black 1979 1996 17 Charges Dismissed Yes
91 Oscar Morris CA Black 1983 2000 17 Charges Dismissed No
101 Aaron Patterson IL Black 1986 2003 17 Pardoned No
111 Joseph Amrine MO Black 1986 2003 17 Charges Dismissed No
114 Gordon Steidl IL White 1987 2004 17 Charges Dismissed No
118 Ernest Willis TX White 1987 2004 17 Charges Dismissed No
139 Gussie Vann TN White 1994 2011 17 Charges Dismissed No