Jason David Sadowski

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Charge:	Murder (Solicitation or conspiracy to commit)
Sentence:	40 to 80 years
Years Imprisoned:	3.5
Year Crime:	2013
Year Convicted:	2014
Year Cleared:	2017
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Michigan
County or Region of Crime:	Marquette
City of Crime:	Ishpeming
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Jason David Sadowski was wrongly convicted in 2014 of solicitation to commit murder, two counts of torture, two counts of unlawful imprisonment, and two counts of assault by strangulation on July 2, 2013. Sadowski's prosecution was based on the testimony of the two alleged victims, and statements by Sadowski's codefendant Charles Cope implicating Sadowski. The trial judge denied Sadowski's objection to the admission of Cope's statements because he didn't testify so Sadowski couldn't cross-examine him. After his conviction by a jury Jason Sadowski was sentenced to a total of 40 to 80 years in prison. On December 22, 2016 the Michigan Court of Appeals reversed Sadowski's conviction and ordered a new trial based on the trial judge's erroneous admission of Cope's statements that violated Sadowski's right to confront him. Sadowski was acquitted by a jury of all charges on March 17, 2017 after a retrial. Cope's convictions for torture and unlawful imprisonment were affirmed on appeal and he is serving his 25 to 40 year sentence."
Conviction Caused By:	Judge violated Sadowski's right to confront Cope about his statements incriminating Sadowski.
Innocence Proved By:	"Sadowski was acquitted by a jury of all charges on March 17, 2017 after a retrial."
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Age When Imprisoned:	43
Age When Released:	47
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Sadowski arrested on new charges minutes after jury acquittal, By Rachel Droze, WLUC TV-6 (Negaunee, Mich), March 17, 2017"
Information Location 1:	http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Sadowski-arrested-on-new-charges-minutes-after-jury-acquittal--416484303.html
Information Source 2:	"MMA gym owner convicted of torturing duct-taped women in basement wins new trial, By John Agar, Grand Rapids Press, December 23, 2015"
Information Location 2:	http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/12/mma_gym_owner_convicted_of_tor.html
Information Source 3:	"People v. Sadowski, No. 322621 (Mich. Ct of Appeals, 12-22-2015) (Reversing conviction based on violation of right to confront witness against him.) Consolidated appeal with People v. Cope, No. 321697 (Mich. Ct of Appeals, 12-22-2015) (Cope's conviction was affirmed. Cope was Sadowski's codefendant.)"
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Jason David Sadowski

Charge:

Murder (Solicitation or conspiracy to commit)

Sentence:

40 to 80 years

Years Imprisoned:

3.5

Year Crime:

2013

Year Convicted:

2014

Year Cleared:

2017

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Michigan

County or Region of Crime:

Marquette

City of Crime:

Ishpeming

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Judge violated Sadowski's right to confront Cope about his statements incriminating Sadowski.

Innocence Proved By:

"Sadowski was acquitted by a jury of all charges on March 17, 2017 after a retrial."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

43

Age When Released:

47

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Sadowski arrested on new charges minutes after jury acquittal, By Rachel Droze, WLUC TV-6 (Negaunee, Mich), March 17, 2017"

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http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/Sadowski-arrested-on-new-charges-minutes-after-jury-acquittal--416484303.html

Information Source 2:

"MMA gym owner convicted of torturing duct-taped women in basement wins new trial, By John Agar, Grand Rapids Press, December 23, 2015"

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http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/12/mma_gym_owner_convicted_of_tor.html

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"https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=565430025427888748&q=Jason+David+Sadowski&hl=en&as_sdt=4,23"

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