(31 Jul 2024)
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St. Louis, US – 30 July 2024
1. Christopher Dunn walking out of courthouse and standing free, joined by his wife, Kira, (white trousers) UPSOUND (English) (Reporter: How does it feel?) "Unreal! Unreal!"
STORYLINE:
A Missouri man who spent 34 years in prison was freed on Tuesday after his murder conviction was overturned, despite the state attorney general’s efforts to keep him there.
Christopher Dunn was driven from the state prison in Licking, Missouri, to St. Louis, where he was officially released.
A judge had overturned Dunn’s murder conviction on July 22 and ordered his immediate release.
But he remained imprisoned until Tuesday amid a chaotic appeal process, with Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey appealing to try and keep Dunn locked up.
Dunn had been convicted of first-degree murder in the 1990 shooting of 15-year-old Ricco Rogers.
His release marks the second time in recent weeks that a person was freed from prison despite Bailey’s appeals to keep them in custody after a murder conviction was overturned.
Political scientists and some attorneys have said Bailey was taking the tough stance to shore up votes in advance of a contested Republican primary.
He faces a challenge from Will Scharf, an attorney for former President Donald Trump, in the Aug. 6 primary.
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