A Missouri judge overturned the convictions of a man whose case had been championed by WNBA star Maya Moore, court records show.
A Missouri judge on Monday overturned the convictions of a manIn a 37-page order, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled that prosecutors had suppressed evidence in the burglary and assault case against Jonathan Irons, who was convicted in 1998, when he was 16.
Irons was tried as an adult and sentenced to 50 years in prison after authorities charged him with breaking into a home in the city of O'Fallon, outside St. Louis, and twice shooting the homeowner after he was found hiding in a bedroom closet. Moore, a five-time all-star with the Minnesota Lynx who took a sabbatical this season to advocate for Irons, first met him in 2007 during a visit to the Jefferson City Correctional Facility.Let our news meet your inbox. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings.
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