What should a Missouri prosecutor do upon learning her own office put an innocent man in prison? St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner believes Lamar Johnson is such a man. A jury convicted him of murder in 1995, but ...

Tagged with: Conviction Integrity Unit Elizabeth B. Hogan Jean Peters-Baker Kimberly Gardner Lamar Johnson Wesley Bell

St. Louis’ prosecutors are seeking a new trial for a man serving a life sentence for murder after an internal investigation found authorities fabricated evidence and paid a key witness. The request for a new trial filed last week comes ...

Tagged with: Conviction Integrity Unit Lamar Allen Johnson St. Louis St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner

St. Louis’ prosecutors are seeking a new trial for a man serving a life sentence for murder after an internal investigation found authorities fabricated evidence and paid a key witness. The request for a new trial filed last week comes ...

Tagged with: Conviction Integrity Unit Lamar Allen Johnson St. Louis St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner