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Court orders release of long-held Missouri inmate
An appellate court ordered the release of Sandra Hemme, who has served 43 years of a life sentence after a murder conviction overturned due to evidence of actual innocence. The panel said she must be freed within 30 days unless prosecutors retry her, while Bailey’s office seeks further review.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Sandra Hemme
Ryan Horsman
Andrew Bailey
Horsman
Attorney General
Bailey
Hemme
Patricia Jeschke
U.S
Innocence Project
St. Joseph
Jeschke