ST. LOUIS (AP) – A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn’t commit. Lamar Johnson closed his eyes and shook his head slightly when Circuit Judge David Mason issued his ruling Tuesday. After being processed at the courthouse, Johnson told reporters in the lobby that, “This is unbelievable.” He didn’t field questions. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner pushed for Johnson to be freed, while the state attorney general’s office argued he should stay in prison. Johnson was convicted of murder for the 1994 fatal shooting of Marcus Boyd, allegedly over drug money. Johnson always maintained his innocence.
