In 2010, Jerrell Brown was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison in Minneapolis, Minnesota based on evidence that a gun belonging to him had been tied to the shooting by a bullet cartridge recovered from the scene. He was exonerated in 2026 after a prosecution review of bullet fragments contradicted the prosecution theory of the crime. Read more about this case by visiting our home page, exonerationregistry.org, and using the Explore Exonerations tool. More than 3,800 additional case histories are also available on the site.
In 2010, Darrell Ewing was sentenced to life in prison and Derrico Searcy was sentenced to 40 to 60 years in prison for a shooting in Detroit, Michigan, that killed one man and wounded another. They were granted new trials and their cases dismissed in 2026 after another man confessed to being the true gunman.
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In 1998, Corey Young (shown here with his niece Nykesa Hilts) was convicted of attempted murder and other crimes related to a shootout with police officers in Albany, New York. He was exonerated in 2026, after the state's three key witnesses recanted their trial testimony connecting Young to the crime.
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Dane’e Cato, Jahmarley Jones, and Trevor Lucas were convicted of conspiracy in 2016 for their alleged participation in a plan to kill rival gang members in Queens, New York. Lucas was exonerated in 2018 and Jones and Cato were exonerated in 2019 after one of the detectives involved in their cases pled guilty to perjury and other charges.
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Exoneree number 3,800. On March 31, 1999, Roy Blackman (right, with his brother, Barron) was convicted of murder and other crimes in a shooting in Detroit, Michigan, that killed an 18-year-old man and wounded two others. His convictions and sentence of 42 to 62 years in prison were vacated and the case was dismissed on March 31, 2026, based on evidence that detectives coerced witnesses to falsely identify Blackman as the shooter.
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Ronnie Bartlett was convicted in 2018 of commercial gambling in Peach County, Georgia. The Georgia Court of Appeals overturned his conviction in 2019, and he was #exonerated in 2025 after the Office of State Administrative Hearings that Bartlett had not committed the crimes he was convicted of.
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In 2008, Dell Crawford was convicted of second-degree murder in Detroit, Michigan and sentenced to 20 years and 10 months to 45 years in prison. He was exonerated on March 24, 2026, after DNA testing of the victim's fingernail scrapings excluded him.
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In 2016, Robert Hooper received a sentence of six years in prison for possessing and selling a controlled substance. He was #exonerated in 2022 after a judge ruled that the state had failed to disclose impeachment evidence against the officers who testified against him.
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Twice, in 1986 and 1993, juries convicted Thomas Rosa Jr. of murdering a young woman in Boston, Massachusetts. He was #exonerated in 2026, based on DNA testing and expert evidence that undermined the testimony of the eyewitnesses who placed him at the scene of the crime.
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In 2016, Timothy Gonzalez (shown with his mother, Diane) was sentenced to 18 years and 4 months in prison after he was convicted of assaulting his 7-month old daughter in Washington County, Oregon. He was granted a new trial and later acquitted in March 2026 based on evidence that the child was suffering from viral encephalitis.
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The Registry team at the #Innocence Network conference in Chicago. A chance to meet and reconnect with #exonerated individuals at the heart of the innocence movement.
In 2005, Kenneth Windley (shown here with his mother, Francina Patterson) was convicted of robbery in Brooklyn, New York. He was #exonerated in 2026, after an investigation uncovered new evidence to support his claim that he had not participated in the crime.
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