Jovia Martin

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	16 years
Years Imprisoned:	10
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Year Convicted:	1994
Year Cleared:	2004
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Washington
County or Region of Crime:	King
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Jovia Martin was wrongly convicted of felony murder when no such crime existed in Washington State. No criminal intent supporting a murder charge was presented by the prosecution, and his conviction was vacated on November 18, 2004 by the Washington Supreme Court."
Conviction Caused By:	Prosecutorial misconduct of charging and prosecuting for a crime - felony murder - that didn't exist under Washingotn State law.
Innocence Proved By:	"Conviction vacated by Washington State Supreme Court on November 18, 2004"
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Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"State's High Court Tosses Out 13 Murder Convictions, Tracy Johnson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11-19-2004"
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Jovia Martin

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

16 years

Years Imprisoned:

10

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1994

Year Cleared:

2004

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Washington

County or Region of Crime:

King

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

"Jovia Martin was wrongly convicted of felony murder when no such crime existed in Washington State. No criminal intent supporting a murder charge was presented by the prosecution, and his conviction was vacated on November 18, 2004 by the Washington Supreme Court."

Conviction Caused By:

Prosecutorial misconduct of charging and prosecuting for a crime - felony murder - that didn't exist under Washingotn State law.

Innocence Proved By:

"Conviction vacated by Washington State Supreme Court on November 18, 2004"

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

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Male

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Information Source 1:

"State's High Court Tosses Out 13 Murder Convictions, Tracy Johnson, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11-19-2004"

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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/200344_murder19.html

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