Virginia Lawyers Weekly

The Virginia Court of Appeals has decided to hear oral arguments in a former Navy SEAL trainee’s bid to be exonerated after spending 13 years in prison for a murder he claims he didn’t commit.

Dustin Turner is seeking a “writ of actual innocence” based on a fellow trainee’s sworn testimony that he alone killed college student Jennifer Evans in Virginia Beach in 1995. A circuit court judge in June found Billy Joe Brown’s confession credible, putting the matter before the appeals court.

In a recent order, the appeals court directed Turner’s attorney and the attorney general’s office to file briefs. After that’s done, the court will schedule oral arguments.

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