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In Re: Watford
No. 161187Supreme Court of Virginia
161187 In Re: Watford 03/01/2018 On a petition for writ of actual innocence based upon biological evidence pursuant to Code § 19.2-327.2 et seq., decided after an evidentiary hearing in circuit court certifyin…
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161187 In Re: Watford 03/01/2018 On a petition for writ of actual innocence based upon biological evidence pursuant to Code § 19.…
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161187 In Re: Watford 03/01/2018 On a petition for writ of actual innocence based upon biological evidence pursuant to Code § 19.2-327.2 et seq., decided after an evidentiary hearing in circuit court certifying factual findings for review, the petitioner has proven, by clear and convincing evidence, all of the allegations required under Code § 19.2-327.3(A) and no rational trier of fact would have found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in light of all of the facts in the record. Accordingly, a writ of actual innocence is granted and the petitioner's conviction for rape is vacated.
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161187 In Re: Watford 03/01/2018 On a petition for writ of actual innocence based upon biological evidence pursuant to Code § 19.2-327.2 et seq., decided after an evidentiary hearing in circuit court certifying factual findings for review, the petitioner has proven, by clear and convincing evidence, all of the allegations required under Code § 19.2-327.3(A) and no rational trier of fact would have found him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in light of all of the facts in the record. Accordingly, a writ of actual innocence is granted and the petitioner's conviction for rape is vacated.
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