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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jim Salter

EXPLAINED: Prosecutor in lamar johnson case defends his actions | Vintage Vibes

Copyright St. Louis Post-Dispatch-stltoday.com

The former prosecutor who sent Lamar Johnson to prison nearly 28 years ago defended his actions Wednesday, including his use of testimony from a jailhouse snitch.

Dwight Warren was an assistant St. Louis circuit attorney who tried Johnson for murder in the 1994 death of Marcus Boyd. Johnson was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. He has contended from the outset he had nothing to do with the crime.

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