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If Missouri’s elected prosecutors have evidence that a person has languished in prison for decades wrongfully, they don’t have the power to ask for a new
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Attorney General Eric Schmitt could find himself involved in wrongful conviction cases. Traditionally, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office whether led by a Republican or Democrat has had a blanket policy of opposing any requests for relief in wrongful conviction cases. The crime bill waiting Gov. Mike Parson s signature could change that.
If Missouri’s elected prosecutors have evidence that a person has languished in prison for decades wrongfully, they don’t have the power to ask for a new trial.
That’s what the Missouri Supreme Court ruled in March, after St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion for a new trial for Lamar Johnson.