Jun 20, 2014
A judge has thrown out the conviction of a St. Louis man imprisoned for two decades in a teenager’s dance hall slaying, faulting the conduct of police and prosecutors and saying “principles of justice and fundamental fairness” require the action.
Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Wednesday that Anthony Williams, 34, must either be released from a Jefferson City state prison or return to St. Louis for another trial should Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce refile charges. Joyce said yesterday that she is reviewing the judge’s decision in the case handled by her predecessor and that “conviction integrity is of the utmost importance.”
Columbia attorney Jennifer Bukowsky is representing Williams.
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