LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – A judge has ruled that an Arkansas woman who was
convicted of killing her husband must be released after serving nearly 23 years in prison.
Carroll County Circuit Judge Scott Jackson said Wednesday if Belynda Goff
were to be tried today, she would be acquitted due to a lack of witness
testimony and DNA evidence tying her to the 1994 bludgeoning death of Stephen Goff.
Goff was first convicted in 1996 and sentenced to life in prison. She refused a plea deal and maintained her innocence. After an appeal in 1998, she was resentenced to life in prison.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports Jackson resentenced the 57-year-old
Goff this week to time served, plus 10 years suspended. Paperwork permitting her release should be complete this week.
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