Dustin A. Turner

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Court of Appeals expected to rule soon in murder conviction of ex-SEAL

Written by Bill Sizemore
Published on HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com

Three state judges continued to plow new legal ground today in the case of an ex-Navy SEAL trainee who claims he was wrongfully imprisoned in a sensational 1995 Virginia Beach murder case.

Attorneys for both sides in the Dustin Turner case faced vigorous questioning from a three-judge panel of the Virginia Court of Appeals, which is expected to rule soon on Turner’s petition for release after nearly 14 years behind bars.

If he is successful, Turner will be the first person freed in a Virginia murder case since the passage of a 2004 law allowing consideration of new nonbiological evidence of innocence after sentencing.

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In September 1996, in the Virginia Beach Circuit Court, Dustin Turner (age 21) was convicted of the murder of Jennifer Evans. Dusty was sentenced to 82 years in prison without the possibility of parole.

The person who actually committed the crime had been previously convicted of Jennifer's murder in the Virginia justice system. That person was Billy Joe Brown. Dusty and Billy Joe had been swim buddies during their SEAL training with the US Navy. Both men were in the last phase of training at the Fort A.P. Hill SEAL training center in Bolling Green, VA.

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Revised on April 14, 2009