Strickland Stays Winning

Outside of journalists and activists there is VERY LITTLE interest in this case.

However, the latest update reveals a significant victory for advocates . . .

Jackson County Judge Kevin Harrell ruled Friday that the innocence petition of Kevin Strickland will continue in the 16th Circuit Court.

In a court filing last month, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt questioned the court’s impartiality and asked that the proceedings be moved.

Harrell's ruling, which the attorney general could appeal, sets the stage for an evidentiary hearing 43 years in the making.

“This court is unabashedly independent, unambiguously impartial, humbly competent and uniquely qualified in executing its judicial obligations,” Harrell said when he handed down his judgement.

After announcing the decision, Harrell tentatively set a date for Strickland’s evidentiary hearing of Oct. 6 and 7. Scheduling conflicts could push those dates forward a day.

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Jackson County Judge Rules Against Attorney General In Kevin Strickland Case, Hearing Date Set

Jackson County Judge Kevin Harrell ruled Friday that the innocence petition of Kevin Strickland will continue in the 16th Circuit Court. In a court filing last month, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt questioned the court's impartiality and asked that the proceedings be moved.

Kevin Strickland's fight for freedom will stay in Jackson County, judge rules

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man's claim of being wrongly convicted will be heard in Jackson County court next month. That's the decision a judge made Friday in the case of Kevin Strickland. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt wants Strickland to remain behind bars.

Jackson County judge rejects AG's efforts to move case of convicted murderer who the prosecutor says is innocent

JACKSON COUNTY, MO (KCTV) -- The Kevin Strickland saga will continue to play out in Jackson County court, as a county judge on Friday denied the state attorney general's motion to move the case out of Jackson County courts.

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