Supreme Court weighs new trial 25 years after conviction

April 20, 2020 Comments Off on Supreme Court weighs new trial 25 years after conviction

The Missouri Supreme Court considered whether a prosecutor has the authority to seek a new trial for a man decades after his conviction, which the prosecutor claims was wrongful.

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Missouri Supreme Court weighs wrongful conviction case

April 15, 2020 Comments Off on Missouri Supreme Court weighs wrongful conviction case

Missouri Supreme Court judges convened a remote court hearing Tuesday to hear arguments over whether to grant a new trial for a man who has spent more than two decades in prison for a murder he and the St. Louis ...

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