Justice for Willie SimmonsMissouri court vacates Sandra Hemme murder conviction, blasts attorney general's arguments
“It is incredulous that the Attorney General believes this crime evidence is not independently exculpatory,” the opinion said.
The court also criticized the St. Joseph Police Department.
“We are left with the same unmistakable impression” possessed by Horsman that the police, “ignored and buried evidence coming into its possession.”
Missouri court vacates Sandra Hemme murder conviction, blasts attorney general's arguments
The Missouri Court of Appeals Tuesday rejected all arguments from state Attorney General Andrew Bailey to return Hemme to prison. Hemme served 43 years in prison — more time than any other wrongly convicted woman in the U.S.