Wrongfully Convicted U City Man to Be Freed After 30 Years
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce announced Wednesday that she would not retry George Allen for the 1982 murder of a LaSalle Park woman.
University City resident George Allen, who was convicted of a 1982 rape and murder, will soon be freed after 30 years in jail. On Friday, Cole County Judge Daniel Green overturned capital murder, rape, sodomy and first degree burglary charges against Allen after determining evidence beneficial to him was withheld. Today St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce released a statement saying her office would not retry Allen for the crimes. "The goal of the Circuit Attorney’s Office is to ensure justice is sought under the laws of the State of Missouri,” said Joyce. “It’s important for citizens to know that it is very rare for a case to be granted habeas corpus, considering the thousands of cases that are appealed each year across the state …
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