Eighth Circuit Affirms Habeas Relief Decades After Conviction Because Prosecutor Destroyed Evidence

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed habeas relief to two codefendants on April 29, 2020, after an Arkansas state prosecutor (now a state supreme court justice) intentionally destroyed evidence about favorable treatment for a jailhouse informant that influenced the jury’s verdict.

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https://www.criminallegalnews.org/news/2020/jul/15/eighth-circuit-affirms-habeas-relief-decades-after-conviction-because-prosecutor-destroyed-evidence-prior-trial/