Before leaving office, Missouri Governor Eric Greitens issued 5 pardons, and commuted 4 sentences today. We covered two of these cases in our Case in Point series. https://governor.mo.gov/news/archive/governor-greitens-announces-clemency-and-pardon-decisions …
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This is the case of Jessie McKim, who has been serving a life sentence without parole after he was convicted of murder. His sentence has been commuted to time served.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2017/04/24/is-it-murder-if-there-s-no-homicide?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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This is the case of Rodney Lincoln, who has been behind bars for decades after being convicted of capital murder. His sentence has been commuted to time served.https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/11/14/when-the-star-witness-recants?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sprout&utm_source=twitter …
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