Joshua R. Shepard

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Charge:	Negligent Homicide
Sentence:	3 to 12 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.25
Year Crime:	2006
Year Convicted:	2008
Year Cleared:	2009
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	New Hampshire
County or Region of Crime:	Grafton
City of Crime:	Thornton
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Joshua R. Shepard was wrongly convicted of three counts of negligent homicide, steming from a traffic accident on June 11, 2006 in Thornton, New Hampshire. After his conviction by a jury Shepard was sentenced to three to twelve years in prison, and he began serving his sentence on March 27, 2008. On May 29, 2009 the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned Joshua Shepard's three negligent Homicide convictions on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt of every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On May 29, 2009 the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned Joshua Shepard's three negligent Homicide convictions on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt of every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Age When Imprisoned:	27
Age When Released:	29
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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Joshua R. Shepard

Charge:

Negligent Homicide

Sentence:

3 to 12 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.25

Year Crime:

2006

Year Convicted:

2008

Year Cleared:

2009

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

New Hampshire

County or Region of Crime:

Grafton

City of Crime:

Thornton

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On May 29, 2009 the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned Joshua Shepard's three negligent Homicide convictions on the basis the prosecution failed to introduce sufficient evidence to prove his guilt of every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

27

Age When Released:

29

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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"State of NH v. Joshua Shepard, 2008-272 (NH Sup Ct 05-29-2009)"

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