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December, 1954
-Ohio Supreme Court
-Trail
-Judge: Edward C. Blythin
-Decision: Guilty, Life Imprisonment -
July 1955
-6th District Court of Appeals
-Judge
-Appeals
-The appeal was dismissed -
1956
-Ohio Supreme Court
-Appeal
-Judge
-Sheppards conviction is affirmed -
Nov 1956
-USSC
-Appeal
-Judge
-Appeal is rejected -
Jul 1964
-District court
-Appeal
-Judge
- Rules that Sheppard's previous court case was a mockery of justice. Sheppard is released and the prosecution is given 60 days to bring forth charges -
Feb 1966
- Sixth Circuit of Appeals
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Jun 1966
-USSC
-Appeal
-Judge
- Voted that Sheppard did not receive a fair trail due to media presence -
October 1995
-Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas
-Jury
-Prosecution sought a declaration of innocence for wrongful imprisonment, cased was closed because Sam Sheppard is deceased -
1998
-Ohio State of Appeals
-Appeal
-Judge
-Denies request by county prosecution to dismiss civil suit -
April 2000
-Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas
-Jury
-Trial -
February 2002
-8th District Court of Appeals
-appeal
-Judge
-Judge ruled that Sam's case was a mockery of justice and the prosecution received 60 days to bring charges forward -
August 2002
-Supreme Court of Ohio
-Appeal
-Judges
-Claim that wrongful imprisonment was true