Missouri Governor in no rush to order pardon

[Snoopster]

Missouri Governor in no rush to pardon Kevin Strickland despite innocence.

Strickland has been in jail for over 40 years for a triple murder that he did not commit.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article251938243.html

 

[abr]

Jerk

 

[Snoopster]

But why rush, right? It's only a person's life. Not the Governor's. He's busy playing political games.

 

[ColyH]

Don't know much about the case but the articles I have read doesn't give much information about the case other than Kevin Strickland was innocent. If he is innocent I hope he gets a huge settlement from the state.

 

[Snoopster]

Don't know much about the case but the articles I have read doesn't give much information about the case other than Kevin Strickland was innocent. If he is innocent I hope he gets a huge settlement from the state.

Agree.
When the state prosecutors say he is innocent...that seems pretty clear cut. But the Governor says 'lots of people in line'. I'm pretty sure they other cases aren't the same.

Why should the guy spend another day, let alone another few months in prison??

 

[Jewels53]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A judge ruled that after more than 40 years behind bars, Kevin Strickland will go free.

Judge James Welsh ruled that Strickland’s conviction should be set aside and that Strickland will be immediately released from custody. He was serving his sentence at a prison in Cameron, Missouri.

Welsh concluded that prosecutors met the burden of providing convincing evidence that undermines Strickland’s conviction in the 1978 murder of three people. The judge also pointed out that there was no physical evidence that connected Strickland to the murders and that he was convinced solely on eyewitness testimony. That eyewitness later recanted her statements and said she misidentified Strickland. Two other men convicted in the murders also testified that Strickland was not part of the crime.

Missouri judge orders immediate release of Kevin Strickland

 

[ParkerParky]

Don't know much about the case but the articles I have read doesn't give much information about the case other than Kevin Strickland was innocent. If he is innocent I hope he gets a huge settlement from the state.

There is no settlement from the state. "he was ineligible for compensation from the state, despite spending 43 years behind bars for a crime that he did not commit."https://www.businessinsider.com/kev...icted-missouri-law-gofundme-donations-2021-11. A Gofundme account set up has raised $1.4 million in just a few days.