After 28 years, man wrongfully convicted of murder is free
As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped fighting to prove his innocence, even when it meant doing much of the legal work himself
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As he languished in a Missouri prison for nearly three decades, Lamar Johnson never stopped fighting to prove his innocence, even when it meant doing much of the legal work himself
(ST. LOUIS) -- After serving nearly three decades of a life sentence, Lamar Johnson officially walks free for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit. “This is unbelievable,” he told reporters in the courthouse lobby after the conviction was overturned. On Tuesday, Missouri Circuit Judge David Mason vacated Johnson’s sentence, stating that
After serving nearly three decades of a life sentence, Lamar Johnson officially walks free for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit.
ST. LOUIS—A Missouri judge on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a man who has served nearly 28 years ...
(ST. LOUIS) -- After serving nearly three decades of a life sentence, Lamar Johnson officially walks free for a crime he has always insisted he did not commit.