FILE - Christopher Dunn, right, listens to his attorney Justin Bonus from New York City during the first day of his hearing to decide whether to vacate his murder conviction, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at the Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis. A Missouri judge on Monday, July 24, 2024, overturned the conviction of Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool, File)
Christopher Dunn stands free after his murder conviction was overturned after 34 years behind bars, on the steps of a courthouse in downtown St. Louis, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Missouri NAACP President Nimrod Chapel Jr. speaks at a news conference in St. Louis, Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Chapel and other Black leaders called for the release of Christopher Dunn, who remains imprisoned even after a judge overturned his 1991 murder conviction. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)