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54/12/17 Blythin Outlines Possible Verdicts In Charge To Jury, Cleveland Press
54/12/17 Blythin Outlines Possible Verdicts In Charge To Jury, Cleveland Press
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The article describes the legal directions Judge Blythin gave the trial jury to follow to find a verdict. He also discussed the different degrees of guilt possible in the verdict, the difference between direct evidence and circumstantial evidence, and the jury's option to recommend mercy (so Sam wouldn't face the death penalty.)
54/12/24 Sheppard Demands New Trial, Cleveland Plain Dealer
54/12/24 Sheppard Demands New Trial, Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Describes Sam's motion for a new trial which includes forty "reasons" why the new trial should be granted. The motion charges the court, prosecutors, the state's witnesses and the newspapers with misconduct and irregularities. Despite the fact that he was NOT granted a new trial at this time, the Supreme Court in 1966 agreed with many of these charges when they threw out his conviction.
54/12/18 Jury Deadlocked; Talk Of Visit To Murder Home, Cleveland News
54/12/18 Jury Deadlocked; Talk Of Visit To Murder Home, Cleveland News
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Describes the status of the jury's deliberations.
54/12/17 Jurors Debate Dr. Sam's Fate, Cleveland Press
54/12/17 Jurors Debate Dr. Sam's Fate, Cleveland Press
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Describes the beginning of the jury's deliberations.