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State v. Stewart

Citations

  • 313 S.W.3d 661
  • 2010 Mo. LEXIS 135
  • 2010 WL 2103047

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  • holding newly discovered evidence that another person committed the murder for which the defendant was convicted was credible and warranted a new trial
  • determining that self-incriminatory statements made shortly after an alleged crime, “that also are corroborated by confirmed DNA evidence, carry substantial indicia of reliability that lends to their trustworthiness.”
  • newly discovered evidence of statements by defendant’s brother-in-law, coupled with newly confirmed DNA evidence linking the brother-in-law to the crime scene, raised a substantial doubt warranting a new trial

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Judges: Mary R. Russell

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