Document Type
Appeal No. 23551
Date
May 31, 1955
Case Title
State v. Sheppard, Eighth District Court of Appeals Case No. 23551
Box Number
19
Item Number
9
Keywords
Eighth District Court of Appeals, newly discovered evidence, Paul L. Kirk, blood evidence, criminal profiling, forensic testing
Abstract
In their appeal (no. 23551) brief, Sam Sheppard's attorneys asserted that he should be granted a new trial based on newly discovered evidence because the defense team did not have access to the crime scene until two days after the verdict finding him guilty. Once given access to the Sheppard home, the defense hired Dr. Paul Kirk for forensic testing and analysis.
Dr. Kirk discovered blood on a wardrobe door at the murder scene that he claimed did not belong to Sam or Marilyn Sheppard. Kirk further determined that forensic evidence showed that the murderer was left-handed, excluding Sam as a suspect because he was right-handed. Dr. Kirk confirmed the defense theory that the murder was probably the result of a sexual attack.
Recommended Citation
Corrigan, William J.; Garmone, Fred W.; and Petersilge, Arthur E., "Brief of Defendant-Appellant, Sam Sheppard, Eighth District Court of Appeals Case No. 23551" (1955). 1954-1955 Post-Trial Motions and Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeal. 1.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/sheppard_eight_district_1950s/1
