Wrongly Convicted Database Record
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Charge: |
Murder |
Sentence: |
14 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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Judicially Exonerated |
Summary of Case: |
"Miguel Martinez 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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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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Innocents Database Created and Maintained by Hans Sherrer innocents@forejustice.org