Scott A. Speer

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Charge:	Involuntary Manslaughter
Sentence:	4 years
Years Imprisoned:	1.43
Year Crime:	2002
Year Convicted:	2007
Year Cleared:	2008
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Ohio
County or Region of Crime:	Ottawa
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Scott A. Speer was convicted in 2007 of aggravated vehicular homicide and involuntary manslaughter in the death of James Barnett, in a boating accident. Speer was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment. On December 31, 2008, Ohio's Sixth Appellate District, Ottawa County overturned Speer's convictions and he was released on bail. The prosecutor sought to retry Speer, but the trial judge ruled in November 2010 that a retrial would violate Speer's right against double jeopardy."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On December 31, 2008, Ohio's Sixth Appellate District, Ottawa County overturned Speer's convictions and he was released on bail. "
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Age When Imprisoned:	43
Age When Released:	44
Sex:	Male
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Information Source 1:	"Court rejects effort to retry acquitted boater for murder, By Jennifer Feehan (staff writer), Toledo Blade, November 20, 2010"
Information Location 1:	http://toledoblade.com/article/20101120/NEWS02/11190359/-1/NEWS
Information Source 2:	"Ohio v. Scott A. Speer, 180 Ohio App. 3d 230; 2008 Ohio 6947; 904 N.E.2d 956; 2008 Ohio App. LEXIS 5833 (Ohio 6th Dist. Ct of Appeals, 12-31-2008"
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Scott A. Speer

Charge:

Involuntary Manslaughter

Sentence:

4 years

Years Imprisoned:

1.43

Year Crime:

2002

Year Convicted:

2007

Year Cleared:

2008

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Ohio

County or Region of Crime:

Ottawa

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On December 31, 2008, Ohio's Sixth Appellate District, Ottawa County overturned Speer's convictions and he was released on bail. "

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

43

Age When Released:

44

Sex:

Male

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Information Source 1:

"Court rejects effort to retry acquitted boater for murder, By Jennifer Feehan (staff writer), Toledo Blade, November 20, 2010"

Information Location 1:

http://toledoblade.com/article/20101120/NEWS02/11190359/-1/NEWS

Information Source 2:

"Ohio v. Scott A. Speer, 180 Ohio App. 3d 230; 2008 Ohio 6947; 904 N.E.2d 956; 2008 Ohio App. LEXIS 5833 (Ohio 6th Dist. Ct of Appeals, 12-31-2008"

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http://www.lexisone.com/lx1/caselaw/freecaselaw?action=OCLGetCaseDetail&format=FULL&sourceID=jcff&searchTerm=eWjK.HfYa.UYGW.Xcgh&searchFlag=y&l1loc=FCLOW

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