Jaqulynn Green
Incident Year: 2000
Jurisdiction: McCreary County
Year of Conviction: 2001
Conviction: Murder
Sentence: 18 Years
Exoneration Date: 12/11/2007
Sentence Served: 6 Years
Cause of Wrongful Conviction:
Government Misconduct, Inadequate or
Ineffective Defense Counsel
Jaqulynn was sentenced to 17 years in 2000 after pleading guilty to an offense that
does not even exist in Kentucky.
Jaqulynn’s husband threw their infant child against a wall in their home and when
Jaqulynn attempted to seek medical help her husband would not allow her to leave
the house.
Jaqulynn had been verbally, physically and sexually abused by her husband
throughout their marriage.
Jaqulynn was finally able to get the child to the hospital almost 24 hours after the
injury, but the child died of her injuries. Jaqulynn pled guilty on the advice of her
attorney.
Based in large part on the investigation and facts provided by the Kentucky
Innocence Project in its various motions that were used in the request, Governor
Ernie Fletcher granted clemency to Jaqulynn on his last day in office in 2007.
Jaqulynn’s former husband was essentially a new witness and admitted in an
evidentiary hearing that he had verbally and physically abused Jaqulynn during
their marriage and that he had, in fact, prevented her from seeking medical
treatment for their child.
