For Immediate Release
May 13, 2021
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker released today the following statement regarding the Missouri General Assembly's passage of new legislation related to wrongful convictions in Missouri:
We are grateful that the Missouri legislature has acted. We are hopeful that this bill, if signed into law, will provide a legal mechanism to have other cases reviewed by a judge, and we stand ready to carry out this new duty. My hope is that Mr. Strickland will not need this new fix because his case is before the Supreme Court now. But I will use any pathway available to exonerate and free him.
For more information, contact:
Michael Mansur
Director of Communication
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office
Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor
Work : (816) 881-3812
Mobile: (816) 674-3954
mmansur@jacksongov.org
http://jacksoncountyprosecutor.com