State of Missouri v. Lamar Johnson

SUPREME COURT OF MISSOURI en banc STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Opinion issued March 2, 2021 ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) No. SC98303 ) LAMAR JOHNSON, ) ) Appellant. ) APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS The Honorable Elizabeth B. Hogan, Judge Following an internal investigation into Lamar Johnson's 1995 murder conviction, City of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly Gardner filed a motion for new trial 1 claiming 1 Johnson belatedly argues this Court should consider the Circuit Attorney's motion for a new trial as if it were, instead, an independent action pursuant to Rule 74.06(d). As…