Kurtis Watkins asks federal court to free him from prison, citing revelations about St. Louis cop • Missouri Independent
- Kurtis Watkins, a St. Louis man, is asking a federal court to vacate his 25-year prison sentence based on the testimony of a police officer, Steven Pinkerton, amid new evidence about Pinkerton's past.
- Watkins' attorney argues that the conviction violates federal law due to undisclosed evidence about Pinkerton's racist social media posts and a past incident involving a chokehold on a Black man.
- The petition claims that Watkins' original attorney was ineffective for not calling an alibi witness, Christopher Ransfer, who could have provided evidence for Watkins' innocence.
- Watkins expressed hope for his release, stating he dreams of walking out of prison, while legal experts acknowledge the challenges of winning a habeas petition.
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