Judge Overturns Murder Conviction of Missouri Man Imprisoned for More Than 30 Years

A judge on July 22 overturned the murder conviction of a Missouri man, Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than three decades in prison for a fatal shooting he has maintained he did not commit. Mr. Dunn, 52, was convicted of first-degree murder for the 1990 shooting of 15-year-old Ricco Rogers. He has been serving a sentence of life without parole. His conviction was primarily based on the testimony of 14-year-old DeMorris Stepp and 12-year-old Michael Davis Jr., who claimed they witnessed the fatal shooting. They later recanted as adults, claiming they were coerced by police and prosecutors. No physical evidence linked Mr. Dunn to the crime, but the two boys told police at the time that they saw him standing in the gangway of the house next door, just minutes before shots rang out....