Court Overturns Rios Conviction ; Ex-Cop's Trial Tainted by Hearsay Statements.
Columbia Daily Tribune › April 27, 2007
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An appeals court reversed the conviction of Steven Rios today and ordered that he receive a new trial in connection with the 2004 death of University of Missouri-Columbia student Jesse Valencia.
The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals ruled that the Boone County trial court erred in allowing two hearsay comments from the victim during the trial in 2005.See the full content of this document
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Court Overturns Rios Conviction ; Ex-Cop's Trial Tainted by Hearsay Statements.
Rios, a former Columbia police officer, was convicted of first- degree murder and armed criminal action in May 2005. He had been sentenced to serve life imprison...
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