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 ...

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A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled July 26 that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner is entitled to qualified immunity from a suit brought by a man held in custody for a week after the ...

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The special prosecutor overseeing the investigation of how St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner prosecuted last year’s criminal case against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens confirmed Thursday that the investigation is still ongoing, even though the grand jury has disbanded. ...

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The special prosecutor overseeing the investigation of how St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner prosecuted last year’s criminal case against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens confirmed Thursday that the investigation is still ongoing, even though the grand jury has disbanded. ...

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A recent 30-page indictment issued by a special grand jury contains allegations that could imperil the political future of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner. On June 14, the special grand jurors indicted her former investigator, William Don Tisaby of ...

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