Michigan Innocence Clinic wants new trial for Zeeland woman convicted in daughter’s arson death
Updated May 04, 2021;
Posted May 04, 2021
Firefighters at the scene of a July 2002 fire that killed 14-year-old Robin Boes. Her mother later was convicted of felony murder in the death. (MLive file photo)
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ZEELAND, MI Lawyers with the Michigan Innocence Clinic believe a Zeeland woman convicted 18 years ago in the arson death of her teen daughter deserves a new trial.
The clinic, run through the University of Michigan, is asking an Ottawa County judge to look at the case of Karen Boes, convicted at trial in 2003 of the July 30 death of her 14-year-old daughter in a house fire.