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Wrongful Conviction

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Washington County Prosecutor Josh Hedgecorth recently filed a motion to vacate the conviction of Michael Politte, who spent 23 years behind bars for allegedly murdering his mother. Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, who is the only prosecutor in Missouri to successfully deploy the state’s new wrongful conviction law, discusses what could happen next.

Prosecutor’s motion to vacate Mike Politte conviction could be a game changer

Maggie Freleng

On December 5, 1998, a 14 year old Mike Politte woke up to find his Mineral Point, MO home filled with smoke. When he checked on his mom, he found her on the floor – on fire. After days of interrogations, investigators decided that Mike had been grieving incorrectly and that he must have been the perpetrator. Despite evidence pointing to other relatives and evidence against Mike eventually being disproved, Mike was convicted of second degree murder in the killing of his own mother and condemned to spend the next 2 decades in prison. Maggie speaks to Mike Politte at Jefferson City Correctional Center in MO., Megan Crane J.D., Mike's advocate, and Melonie Politte, Mike's sister.To learn more and get involved, visit:https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-michael-politte-after-wrongful-convictionhttps://twitter.com/michaelpolitte?lang=enhttps://lavaforgood.com/with-maggie-freleng/Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On December 5, 1998, a 14 year old Mike Politte woke up to find his Mineral Point, MO home filled with smoke. When he checked on his mom, he found her on the floor – on fire. After days of interrogations, investigators decided that Mike had been grieving incorrectly and that he must have been the perpetrator. Despite evidence pointing to other relatives and evidence against Mike eventually being disproved, Mike was convicted of second degree murder in the killing of his own mother and condemned to spend the next 2 decades in prison. Maggie speaks to Mike Politte at Jefferson City Correctional Center in MO., Megan Crane J.D., Mike's advocate, and Melonie Politte, Mike's sister.To learn more and get involved, visit:<a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-michael-politte-after-wrongful-conviction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-michael-politte-after-wrongful-conviction</a><a href="https://twitter.com/michaelpolitte?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/michaelpolitte?lang=en</a><a href="https://lavaforgood.com/with-maggie-freleng/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lavaforgood.com/with-maggie-freleng/</a>Wrongful Conviction with Maggie Freleng is a production of Lava for Good™ Podcasts in association with Signal Co. No1.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.