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On December 12, 2001, Martinez was found not guilty in a retrial in the Eddy County Fifth Judicial District Court. Eddy County sheriff’s deputy James Ballard testified on Martinez’s behalf that further investigation pointed towards Benny Martinez's brother Thomas as being the real culprit. Furthermore, Martinez's defense lawyer Vernon Henning presented evidence that demonstrated a resemblance between the two brothers. Because of a similarity when it comes to hair style and color, Rachel Martinez could have misidentified Benny as the

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