- Recent cases of wrongful convictions in Missouri include12345:
- Christopher Dunn, who spent more than 30 years in prison, was released after a judge overturned his murder conviction.
- Kevin Strickland was exonerated after more than 40 years behind bars for three murders.
- Lamar Johnson's murder conviction was overturned after nearly three decades in prison.
- A Missouri man filed a federal lawsuit against the city of St. Louis and eight officers who framed him for a murder he did not commit.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.A Missouri man who has spent more than 30 years in prison was released Tuesday after a judge overturned his murder conviction. Christopher Dunn has long maintained that he was not involved in the killing of Ricco Rogers, 15, who was fatally shot May 18, 1990, while he was sitting on a porch at a home.www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/missouri-man-s…A Missouri judge has ruled that a Kansas City man was wrongfully convicted for three murders and will be released after more than 40 years behind bars. Sixty-two-year-old Kevin Strickland was exonerated on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021.apnews.com/article/kansas-city-kansas-missouri-b…After nearly three decades in prison, a Missouri man's murder conviction has been overturned. On Tuesday, a judge ruled that there was "clear and convincing evidence" that Lamar Johnson was innocent of the 1994 murder of Marcus Boyd.www.pbs.org/newshour/show/missouri-man-freed-…A Missouri man who was exonerated after spending nearly three decades in prison has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of St. Louis and the eight officers he claims framed him for a murder he did not commit.people.com/mo-man-wrongfully-convicted-and-imp…Christopher Dunn was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1990 shooting death of 15-year-old Ricco Rogers. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore believes Dunn was wrongfully convicted, and requested a hearing before Judge Jason Sengheiser. It concluded Wednesday.apnews.com/article/missouri-wrongful-conviction-c… Man cleared in Missouri murder says new target is …
1 day ago · Joshua Kezer walks out of the Jefferson City Correctional Center as a free man on Feb. 18, 2009. Kezer was wrongfully convicted for the murder of Angela Mischelle Lawless and spent 16 years in prison.
Missouri man asks federal court to free him from …
3 days ago · The jury that convicted Watkins in 2016 was never informed that the white officer whose testimony was the only evidence at trial had a history of racist social media posts and a previous mistaken identification of a Black man that …
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Kurtis Watkins asks federal court to free him from …
4 days ago · A St. Louis man sentenced to 25 years in prison based solely on the testimony of one police officer is asking a federal court to vacate his conviction. Kurtis Watkins, a 35-year-old Black man, was found guilty on nine felony …
Rockford settles wrongful conviction lawsuit for $9.5 …
2 days ago · John W. Horton, 48, had accused Rockford Police Department officers of coercing a confession, manipulating witnesses and fabricating evidence to convict him in the Sept. 19, 1993, armed...
Kurtis Watkins asks federal court to free him from …
4 days ago · Kurtis Watkins at Jefferson City Correctional Center, in February 2024 (Clara Bates/Missouri Independent).A St. Louis man sentenced to 25 years in prison based solely on the testimony of one police officer is asking a federal …
Wrongfully convicted man awaits approval for $9.5M …
1 day ago · ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Jon Horton, a man wrongfully convicted of murder in 1993, awaits approval from city council members to confirm that he will receive a $9.5 million settlement on January 13th. The 48-year-old spent …
Taylor Warlaw Pled Guilty to Murdering Terrell Sims | Crime News
1 day ago · A week after Sims went missing, a friend of Wardlaw’s came forward to police, and reported Wardlaw and a man named Eddie “Youngsta” Brown had just been at her house late …
City of Rockford reaches $9.5M settlement with wrongfully …
2 days ago · ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A $9.5 million settlement with a man wrongfully convicted of murder more than 30 years ago now heads to Rockford City Council for approval. John …
Arrest warrant issued for Missouri man accused of …
2 days ago · Johnson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on Thursday, Jan. 9, indicate that Zachary T. Jones, 38, of Kingsville, has been charged with the abuse of a visually impaired child.
Two men sentenced for 2020 Hamilton Heights killing
4 days ago · Jerry Wafford, 29, and Reuben Smith, 35, were both sentenced Wednesday to five years in state prison. They pleaded guilty last week to one count of involuntary manslaughter for the shooting...
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