Jacqulynn Green

Cause of Conviction: Complicity to Commit Murder (EED)
County: ​McCreary
Trial/Plea: Plea
Race: White
Year 2000
Sentence: 18
Time Served: 7
Date Sentence Vacated: December 11, 2007
Reason Sentence Vacated: Clemency​
Cause of Wrongful Conviction: Government misconduct; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel​

​In 2000, Jacqulynn Green was accused of murder after her husband threw their infant child against a wall in their home. Green pled guilty and was sentenced to 18 years for the offense, and served 6 years before receiving clemency from Governor Ernie Fletcher based on newly discovered evidence. 

After Green’s husband seriously injured their infant child by throwing the child against a wall in their home, Green immediately wanted to seek medical attention. She was prevented from doing so by her husband, who later admitted that he had verbally, physically and sexually abused Green throughout their marriage. Green was finally able to get the child to the hospital almost 24 hours after the injury, but the child died of her injuries.

Green pled guilty to the lesser offense of manslaughter on the advice of her attorney. She later sought post-conviction relief, but that claim was denied. 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 Green on his last day in office in 2007.