After 43 years of wrongful imprisonment for a 1980 murder, Sandra Hemme has been unconditionally released. Judge Ryan Horsman’s June 2024 innocence ruling, based on withheld evidence and inadequate legal representation, was upheld against appeals by the Missouri Attorney General. The prosecution’s failure to refile charges finalized Hemme’s freedom, marking the end of a legal battle that highlighted prosecutorial misconduct. This release concludes Hemme’s unprecedented time in prison as a wrongly convicted woman in U.S. history.
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The case against Alec Baldwin being dismissed due to withheld evidence is a stunning turn of events that highlights the incompetence of the prosecutors who brought the charges in the first place. The fact that key evidence was not turned over to the defense is not just a minor oversight but a serious breach of legal ethics. The judge’s scathing remarks and the prosecutor being called to the stand during the trial further underscore how badly this case was mishandled.
It is clear that there was a personal vendetta against Alec Baldwin on the part of the prosecutor, given the derogatory remarks made towards him.… Continue reading
As I read through the shocking details of the Missouri woman’s murder conviction being tossed after 43 years, with her lawyers pointing fingers at a police officer as the true culprit, my heart aches for the injustice she has endured for over four decades. The fact that she was wrongfully convicted based on a confession extracted from a vulnerable individual rather than following the physical evidence to the real perpetrator is a stark reminder of the flaws in our justice system.
It is enraging to think that prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that could have exonerated her, and that the police officer who should have been the primary suspect continued to walk free, possibly committing more crimes while she suffered behind bars.… Continue reading
It is appalling to think that a person who was supposed to uphold justice, a prosecutor, could be the very instrument of injustice. Terra Morehead, the former Kansas prosecutor who framed an innocent man, surrendered her law license and will soon be disbarred. This decision comes after Nashae McIntyre was wrongfully convicted and spent 23 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. McIntyre sued and was awarded $12.5 million, but what about the person responsible for his suffering? Morehead’s actions in this case are nothing short of despicable.
In this case, Morehead relied on testimony obtained through coercion, threats, and lies to wrongfully convict McIntyre.… Continue reading
John Q. Hosedrinker