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STATE v. JOHNSON

No. SC 98303.

617 S.W.3d 439 (2021)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Lamar JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, en banc.

Opinion issued March 2, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnson was represented by Lindsay J. Runnels of Morgan Pilate LLC in Kansas City, (816) 471-6694.

Tricia Bushnell and Rachel Wester of the Midwest Innocence Project in Kansas City, (816) 221-2166.

Matthew A. Jacober of Lathrop GPM LLP in Clayton, (314) 613-2845; and Alexander T. Brown and Alana McMullin of Lathrop GPM LLP in Kansas City, (816) 292-2000.

The circuit attorney, Kimberly M. Gardner of St. Louis, (314) 622-4941, represented herself; she also was represented by Daniel S. Harawa of the Washington University School of Law, (314) 935-4689.

The attorney general was represented by Solicitor General D. John Sauer , Shaun J. Mackelprang and Cris Stevens of the attorney general's office in Jefferson City, (573) 751-3321.

Following an internal investigation into Lamar Johnson's 1995 murder conviction, City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner filed a motion for new trial1 claiming there was newly discovered evidence demonstrating Johnson's innocence. The circuit court—concerned with

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