Jeffrey Wayne Miller

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Charge:	"Lascivious conduct,"
Sentence:	"2 days, $315 fine & $7,960 court costs"
Years Imprisoned:	0.01
Year Crime:	2014
Year Convicted:	2014
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Iowa
County or Region of Crime:	Tama
City of Crime:	Gladbrook
Result:	Judicially Exonerated
Summary of Case:	"Jeffrey Wayne Miller was wrongly convicted on October 21, 2014 of misdemeanor lascivious conduct with a 17-year-old girl, D. P., at a lake in Tama County, Iowa on July 23, 2014. The prosecution's case was based on eyewitness evidence that the 37-year-old Miller and D.P. were seen in public standing close together and kissing with her pants partially unzipped, although he wasn't seen touching her with his hands. During his trial D.P. testified that she initiated the kissing, they had no sexual contact, and they were not in a relationship. District Court Judge Ian K. Thornhill denied a motion for a judgment of acquittal at the close of the prosecution's case. After Miller's conviction by a jury Judge Thornhill also denied a motion for a new trial. Miller was sentenced on December 18, 2014 to two days in jail with credit for time served, he was fined $315, and assessed court costs totaling $7,960. Miller appealed. On April 6, 2016 the Iowa Court of Appeals reversed Miller's conviction and ordered dismissal of the charge. The appeals court ruled the prosecution's case was based on speculation and insufficient evidence was introduced to prove Miller's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that Judge Thornhill erred in denying Miller's motion for a judgment of acquittal."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On April 6, 2016 the Iowa Court of Appeals reversed Miller's conviction, ruling that the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove Miller's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that Judge Thornhill erred in denying Miller's motion for acquittal."
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Age When Imprisoned:	37
Age When Released:	37
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"State of Iowa v. Jeffrey Wayne Miller, No. 15-0060 (Iowa Ct. of Appeals, 4-6-2016) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient evidence of guilt and trial judge erred denying motion for acquittal.)"
Information Location 1:	http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Court_of_Appeals/Court_of_Appeals_Opinions/Recent_Opinions/20160406/15-0060.pdf
Information Source 2:	"Iowa Appeals Court throws out Tama County conviction, By John Speer (Editor), Tama News-Herald, April 26, 2016"
Information Location 2:	http://www.tamatoledonews.com/page/content.detail/id/551869/Iowa-Appeals-Court-throws-out-Tama-County-conviction.html?nav=5006
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Jeffrey Wayne Miller

Charge:

"Lascivious conduct,"

Sentence:

"2 days, $315 fine & $7,960 court costs"

Years Imprisoned:

0.01

Year Crime:

2014

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Iowa

County or Region of Crime:

Tama

City of Crime:

Gladbrook

Result:

Judicially Exonerated

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On April 6, 2016 the Iowa Court of Appeals reversed Miller's conviction, ruling that the prosecution introduced insufficient evidence to prove Miller's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that Judge Thornhill erred in denying Miller's motion for acquittal."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

37

Age When Released:

37

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

Information Source 1:

"State of Iowa v. Jeffrey Wayne Miller, No. 15-0060 (Iowa Ct. of Appeals, 4-6-2016) (Reversing conviction based on insufficient evidence of guilt and trial judge erred denying motion for acquittal.)"

Information Location 1:

http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Court_of_Appeals/Court_of_Appeals_Opinions/Recent_Opinions/20160406/15-0060.pdf

Information Source 2:

"Iowa Appeals Court throws out Tama County conviction, By John Speer (Editor), Tama News-Herald, April 26, 2016"

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http://www.tamatoledonews.com/page/content.detail/id/551869/Iowa-Appeals-Court-throws-out-Tama-County-conviction.html?nav=5006

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