Court Upholds Freedom for Woman Whose Conviction Was Overturned After 43 Years Behind Bars

Court Upholds Freedom for Woman Whose Conviction Was Overturned After 43 Years Behind Bars
Sandra Hemme (C) meets with family and supporters after she was released from Chillicothe Correctional Center in Chillicothe, Miss., on July 19, 2024. HG Biggs/The Kansas City Star via AP
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An appellate court in Missouri ruled Tuesday that a lower court was right when it decided to overturn the murder conviction of a woman who spent 43 years behind bars for a killing that her attorneys argue was committed by a discredited police officer.

Sandra Hemme was freed in July while the decision to overturn her conviction was reviewed—at the insistence of Attorney General Andrew Bailey, who argued she should remain imprisoned.