25-10-2019 18:56 via news.yahoo.com

Kansas prosecutor retires amid protests over murder case

A Kansas prosecutor is retiring amid calls for her to step down after a Missouri judge overturned the double murder conviction of a man whom she helped send to prison more than two decades ago.The Douglas County, Kansas, district attorney's office said in a statement this week that Chief Assistant District Attorney Amy McGowan is transitioning her cases to other attorneys in preparation for her Nov. 1 retirement.McGowan didn't immediately return a message from The Associated Press left for her t
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