A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri’s attorney general to keep her behind bars.
Sandra Hemme, 64, left a prison in Chillicothe, hours after a judge threatened to hold the attorney general’s office in contempt if they continued to fight against her release.
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During a court hearing Friday, Judge Ryan Horsman said that if Hemme wasn’t released within hours, Bailey himself would have to appear in court Tuesday morning. He threatened to hold the attorney general’s office in contempt.
He also scolded Bailey’s office for calling the warden and telling prison officials not to release Hemme after he ordered her to be freed in her own recognizance. “I would suggest you never do that,” Horsman said, adding: “To call someone and tell them to disregard a court order is wrong.”
I'm going to bet that this isn't the first time he's told people that it's optional to obey court orders. That seems to be the way of so-called conservatives.
And, of course, it's happened again.
Judge's rulings only matter when they agree with their prejudices. It's common knowledge that people who are not lily white are always guilty of something. If not of one specific crime then something they didn't get caught doing. (Sarcasm)
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