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Decision 1
District Court
Trial
Grand jury
First degree murder indictment -
Decision 2
District Court
Trial
Jury
Guilty of murder in the second degree -
Decision 3
Eigth District Ohio Court of Appeals
Appeal
Judges
Affirms denial of a motion for a new trial -
Decision 4
Ohio Supreme Court
Appeal
Judges
Affirm Conviction -
Decision 5
Ohio Parole Board
Appeal
Judges
Deny request for parole -
Decision 6
District Appeals Court
Appeal
Judge
Tosses out Sheppard's conviction on constitutional grounds -
Decision 7
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeal
Judges
Reverses decision of throwing out Sheppard's conviction -
Decision 8
Ohio Supreme Court
Appeal
Judges
Reverses Sheppard's murder conviction on due process grounds -
Decision 9
District Court
Trial
Jury
Not guilty of murdering Marilyn -
Decision 10
District Court
Trial
Judges
Allow wrongful imprisonmet trial -
Decision 11
Ohio Supreme Court
Trial
Judges
Denied request by the Cuyahoga County prosecutor to dismiss the wrongful imprisonment case -
Decision 12
District Court
Trial
Jury
Favored Cuyahoga County's favor