Over the decades he spent in prison, sentenced to life for a fatal shooting in 1990, Christopher Dunn faced one obstacle after another as he sought to clear his name. Last month, he ran into yet another. A Missouri judge had exonerated Mr. Dunn and ordered his release from prison. Dressed in a jacket and tie, Mr. Dunn was signing the last bit of paperwork when he overheard the warden taking a call, saying, 'We were just about to release him what do you want me to do?' The state attorney general, Andrew Bailey, had intervened to keep Mr. Dunn, 52, behind bars.
Mr. Bailey, who took office 17 months ago to fill out his predecessor's term, is trying to fend off a formidable challenger as he seeks a full four-year term as the state's top law enforcement officer. Weeks before trying to block Mr. Dunn's release, Mr. Bailey moved to keep Sandra Hemme locked up after a judge ruled that she was innocent. Ms. Hemme, who had been in prison for 43 years, spent another month behind bars before the state's highest court stepped in and ordered her release.
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