Messenger Innocence isnt enough in Missouri to free a man from prison

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  • Rodney Carr was sentenced to life in prison for the death of Moberly corrections officer Tom Jackson during a 1983 riot.
  • In 2016, the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that it couldn’t even consider the evidence of Rodney Lincoln’s innocence.
  • In the case of Christopher Dunn, a judge determined that Dunn, trying to overturn his murder conviction, met the standard of “actual innocence.” But because Dunn wasn't on death row, the judge wouldn't free him.
FARMINGTON, Mo. Innocence matters.Those two simple words were at the heart of a closing argument Thursday by St. Louis attorney Elizabeth Ramsey. It came after a fourday hearing in which she sough [+6551 chars]

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