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A Missouri judge has vacated a 50-year-old man’s murder conviction after he served more than half of his life in prison. The court noted his lawyers were

Attorney Lindsay Runnels of the Kansas City-based law firm Morgan Pilate has represented Lamar Johnson since 2015. Johnson was freed this week after serving 28 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

Lamar Johnson is a murderer no more.

Lawmakers in the Missouri statehouse are calling for changes and an apology after Lamar Johnson's sentence was vacated after 28 years.

A Missouri judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who has served nearly 28 years of a life sentence for a killing that he has always said he didnt commit.

Judge David Mason ruled that there was no longer "clear and convincing" evidence to keep Lamar Johnson in prison for a 1994 slaying in St. Louis.

A court official said after the hearing that Lamar Johnson, 50, was being “processed out” but should be available to speak outside of the courthouse afterward.

<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="http://www.metro.us/judge-vacates-conviction-of-man-imprisoned-nearly-3-decades/"></div>ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who has served nearly 28 years of a life sentence for a killing that he has always said he didn’t commit. Lamar Johnson, 50, closed his eyes and shook his head slightly as a member of his legal team patted […]<!-- AddThis Advanced S...

A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn’t commit.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who has served nearly 28 years of a life sentence for a killing that he has always said he didn't commit.