Missouri man convicted at 14 of killing mom gets parole
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing his mother has been
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who has insisted for more than 20 years that he was wrongly convicted as a teenager of killing his mother has been
A Missouri man who maintains he was wrongly convicted of murdering his mother more than 20 years ago has been granted parole, his attorneys said Tuesday evening.
Attorneys for Michael Politte, 37, who was convicted at age 14 of killing his mother, Rita, last week asked the Missouri Supreme Court to free him after more than 22 years behind bars.
Attorneys for Michael Politte , who was convicted at age 14 of killing his mother, on Wednesday asked the Missouri Supreme Court to free him after more than 22 years behind bars, citing now-disproven evidence, a faulty investigation and a flawed trial defense.
Linda Dickerson-Bell said she believes Michael Politte, who has been imprisoned in Missouri for nearly 23 years, is innocent of the murder of his mother, Rita Politte.