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Update: On July 26, 2016, Doss was found not to be a wrongfully-imprisoned person. Read more about that here.
Case Background.
In 2006, Iran Doss was convicted of kidnapping and rape, and sentenced to four years in prison. The charges arose from a night of drinking on New Year’s eve, 2004. The victim, J.P., ended…
There’s been a lot of interest on the blog in the Prade case, in which former Akron police captain Douglas Prade was found guilty of the 1997 aggravated murder of his ex-wife Dr. Margo Prade. Prade was sentenced to life in prison. In 2012, based on the results of new DNA testing ordered in his…
On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in Doss v. State, 2012-Ohio-5678. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Lanzinger, the Court held that a wrongfully imprisoned person must prove actual innocence in order to receive compensation from the state, and Doss did not. In finding that he did, the…
Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On September 26, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of Doss v. State, 2012-0162. The issue in this case is whether the trial court properly granted Doss’ motion…
Update: On December 6, 2012, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
Read the analysis of the oral argument here.
On September 26, 2012, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Doss v. State, 2012-0162. The case will be argued…
