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Jonathan Irons Freed from Prison After Maya Moore Helped Overturn Conviction
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2898536-jonathan-irons-freed-from-prison-after-maya-moore-helped-overturn-conviction"Jonathan Irons, who was convicted of burglary and assault in 1998 and sentenced to 50 years in prison, was officially released from the Jefferson City Correctional Center on Wednesday, according to Kurt Streeter of the New York Times.
WNBA star Maya Moore put her basketball career on hold in part to help Irons overturn his conviction. The four-time champion and former Rookie of the Year and MVP stunned the basketball world when she sat out the 2019 season. Moore had met Irons while doing prison ministry in 2007 and formed a friendship with him.
Her efforts to help Irons culminated in Missouri Judge Daniel Green throwing out Iron's conviction in March, citing issues with both the investigation that led to the charges and the case the prosecution made against Irons, calling it "very weak and circumstantial at best." Green specifically pointed out fingerprint evidence that was not turned over to Irons' defense team, which his lawyers said "would have supported their contention that someone else had committed the crime."
"Until Maya Moore got involved, [Irons] just really didn't have the resources to either hire counsel or hire investigators," Irons' attorney Kent Gipson told Katie Barnes of ESPNW. "It's big to sacrifice a year of your career in your prime to do that.""
Maya Moore is a SERIOUSLY righteous person, and an example to us all.
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