Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Negligent Homicide |
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2012 |
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2015 |
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Arkansas |
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Judicially Exonerated |
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"William Dewey Gill was wrongly convicted of negligent homicide in the death of Emmaly Holt that resulted from a collision between her vehicle and Gill's vehicle at an intersection in Beebe, Arkansas on March 19, 2012. On November 12, 2015 the Arkansas Supreme Court reversed Gill's negligent homicide conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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"On November 12, 2015 the Arkansas Supreme Court reversed Gill's negligent homicide conviction on the basis the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt." |
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"Gill v. State, 2015 Ark. 421, No. CR-15-266 (Arkansas Sup. Ct., 11/12/2015) (Reversing negligent homicide conviction based on insufficient evidence of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.)" |
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http://opinions.aoc.arkansas.gov/WebLink8/0/doc/341610/Electronic.aspx |
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