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Prosecutor’s motion to vacate Mike Politte conviction could be a game changer

Prosecutor’s motion to vacate Mike Politte conviction could be a game changer

St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio

May 26, 202219m 33s

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Show Notes

Washington County Prosecutor Josh Hedgecorth recently filed a motion to vacate the conviction of Michael Politte, who spent 23 years behind bars for allegedly murdering his mother. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, who is the only prosecutor in Missouri to successfully deploy the state’s new wrongful conviction law, discusses what could happen next.