Missouri's top prosecutor has requested a court to halt the release of a woman from prison in connection with a 1980 killing, which her attorneys claim was committed by a now-discredited police officer. Attorney General Andrew Bailey is seeking a review by the state appeals court of a judge's recent ruling that found evidence of actual innocence in the case of Sandra Hemme, who has been incarcerated for 43 years for the murder of library worker Patricia Jeschke.
Judge Ryan Horsman's decision stated that Hemme must be released within 30 days unless prosecutors decide to retry her. Hemme's legal team at the Innocence Project asserts that she is the longest-known wrongly incarcerated woman in the U.S. They are advocating for her immediate release, emphasizing that she poses no danger.
