Sam Sheppard

  • 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
    - Appeal
  • 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