B.A.O. writing from Missouri
“I have been fighting since day one to prove my innocence so I may return to my family.”
Location
Livingston County, MO
Crime of Conviction
First degree robbery; Second degree murder; Two counts under the Armed Career Criminal Act
Year of Conviction
1998
B.A.O. was sentenced to life imprisonment with an additional 40 years. She maintains her innocence and believes she was wrongfully convicted. She writes that no concrete physical evidence connected her to the crime, the description of the suspect did not align with her appearance, and one of the witnesses against her has since withdrawn their statement. She also alleges that the prosecutor deliberately withheld evidence from her.
Procedural issues
Wrongful conviction; insufficient evidence; prosecutorial misconduct; excessive sentencing.
Counsel
Yes