 After the final depositions had been taken and the theologians had given their verdicts, Inquisitor Bréhal drew up his final analysis in June 1456, which described Joan as a martyr and implicated the late Pierre Cauchon with heresy for having convicted an innocent woman in pursuit of a secular vendetta.The court declared her innocent on 7 July 1456 by annulling her sentence.They declared that Joan had been tried as a result of 'false articles of accusation'.