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Garland "Butch" Martin's exoneration by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals was confirmed Wednesday, according to a press release from the Innocence Project of Texas. 

The release stated that Martin had been convicted in 1999 on three counts of capital murder related to the deaths of his wife and children in a house fire.

Martin was released on bond in March and had been awaiting the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

It was reported that the court's ruling was influenced by substantial flaws later identified in the forensic and medical testimonies presented during the trial.

Allison Clayton, deputy director of the Innocence Project of Texas and Martin's attorney, expressed her satisfaction with the court's decision, stating, "we are thrilled that Butch’s name has finally been cleared."

In February 1998, Martin's wife, Marcia, along with their one-year-old daughter,