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Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection documents investigator Jeffrey Walsh's work on the Frank Lee Smith case. Smith was convicted of rape and murder and served 14 years on Death Row in Florida before dying of cancer. Less than a year after his death he was exonerated.
- Extent:
- 8.33 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Jeffrey Walsh Collection, 1985-2002. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Walsh Collection).
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection documents Jeffrey Walsh's work on the Frank Lee Smith case including investigator notes; courts documents, including annotated copies; correspondence; reports; clippings; and photographs.
- Biographical / Historical:
Jeffrey Walsh, 1960-2020, was born in Canton, Ohio. After graduation from high school, he served in the United States Navy for four years. He then earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming.
Walsh was an investigator for the Capital Habeas Unit of the federal government. He also owned Capital Defense Project in Tallahassee, Florida. This organization specialized in criminal defense investigations both during trial and post-conviction, witness location, mitigation, and fact development.
In Florida, Walsh investigated the case of Frank Lee Smith, ultimately helping to overturn Smith's conviction. In 1986, Smith was convicted of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl. Smith spent 14 years on Death Row. In December 2000, 11 months after Smith's death from cancer, Smith was posthumously exonerated after exculpatory DNA testing results cleared him of the crime and identified the actual perpetrator.
Walsh was survived by his mother, sister, two brothers, and many nieces and nephews.
- Acquisition information:
- Louis Allman, Jeffrey Walsh's nephew and executor, donated all materials in accordance with Mr. Walsh's wishes in November 2021.
- Processing information:
The collection is currently unprocessed.
- Arrangement:
The collection is currently unprocessed and is not yet arranged.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located onsite in the department.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Jeffrey Walsh Collection, 1985-2002. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Walsh Collection).