Shelley Walker

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Charge:	Child Cruelty
Sentence:	25 years
Years Imprisoned:	4
Year Crime:	2011
Year Convicted:	2012
Year Cleared:	2016
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	Texas
County or Region of Crime:	Smith
City of Crime:	Tyler
Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"Shelley Walker and Kenneth Neal Walker were a married couple and codefendants wrongly convicted of intentionally or knowingly causing serious bodily injury to their two-year-old adopted daughter Bridget, on February 28, 2012 at their apartment in Tyler, Texas. Their prosecution was based on testimony that Bridget had second-degree burns to both of her feet that were allegedly caused by them putting her feet in scalding hot water in a bathtub. After their convictions by a jury, Kenneth Walker and Shelley Walker were both sentenced to 25 years in prison. Their convictions were affirmed on appeal. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals accepted discretionary review of their convictions. On October 19, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the convictions of Kenneth Walker and Shelley Walker based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove their guilt of every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Innocence Proved By:	"On October 19, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the convictions of Kenneth Walker and Shelley Walker based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove their guilt of every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt."
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Age When Imprisoned:	60
Age When Released:	64
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
Information Source 1:	"Shelley Walker v. State of Texas, No. PD-1430-14 (Tex. Ct of Criminal Appeals, 10-19-2016) (Granting direct appeal based on prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence of Kenneth Walker and his wife Shelley Walker.)"
Information Location 1:	http://www.search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=666ab7fe-8296-4774-9d4a-1a1458447557&coa=coscca&DT=OPINION&MediaID=85ed64b5-84f0-41e1-b512-bbba42b1b8d9
Information Source 2:	"Acquittals set for Texas pair in injury case, By Michael Graczyk (Associated Press), The Denton Record-Chronicle, October 19, 2016"
Information Location 2:	http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/state-news/20161020-acquittals-set-for-texas-pair-in-injury-case.ece
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Shelley Walker

Charge:

Child Cruelty

Sentence:

25 years

Years Imprisoned:

4

Year Crime:

2011

Year Convicted:

2012

Year Cleared:

2016

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

Texas

County or Region of Crime:

Smith

City of Crime:

Tyler

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

Conviction Caused By:

Innocence Proved By:

"On October 19, 2016 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated the convictions of Kenneth Walker and Shelley Walker based on the prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence to prove their guilt of every essential element beyond a reasonable doubt."

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

60

Age When Released:

64

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

Information Source 1:

"Shelley Walker v. State of Texas, No. PD-1430-14 (Tex. Ct of Criminal Appeals, 10-19-2016) (Granting direct appeal based on prosecution's failure to introduce sufficient evidence of Kenneth Walker and his wife Shelley Walker.)"

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http://www.search.txcourts.gov/SearchMedia.aspx?MediaVersionID=666ab7fe-8296-4774-9d4a-1a1458447557&coa=coscca&DT=OPINION&MediaID=85ed64b5-84f0-41e1-b512-bbba42b1b8d9

Information Source 2:

"Acquittals set for Texas pair in injury case, By Michael Graczyk (Associated Press), The Denton Record-Chronicle, October 19, 2016"

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http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/state-news/20161020-acquittals-set-for-texas-pair-in-injury-case.ece

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