Prosecutors’ biggest roadblock in wrongful conviction cases? Missouri’s attorney general
Up until last year, if elected prosecutors believed a person was wrongfully convicted, there wasn’t anything they could do about…
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St. Louis prosecutor Gardner asks court to free Lamar Johnson after nearly 30 years in prison
It’s been three years since Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner asked a St. Louis circuit judge to set aside the 1995…
Longtime Missouri inmate will wait weeks for new court date
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who has been in prison for more than 40 years for a…
In blow for reform prosecutors, no new trial in 1995 murder case
Nearly two years ago, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion for a new trial for Lamar Johnson,…
Missouri Supreme Court weighs Lamar Johnson case
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Supreme Court judges convened a remote court hearing Tuesday to hear arguments over whether to…