Kevin Crane
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2024
Kevin Crane is a circuit court judge for Division 3 of the 13th Circuit Court in Missouri.[1] Crane was elected to this position in 2006 and re-elected in 2012 and 2018.[2]
Education
Judge Crane earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Missouri–Columbia in 1984 and his J.D. from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1987.[3][2]
Career
- 2006-Present: Judge, 13th Circuit Court
- 1993–2006: Prosecuting attorney, Boone County
- 1990–1993: Assistant prosecuting attorney, Boone County
- 1987–1990: Assistant attorney general, Missouri
Elections
2018
Crane ran unopposed and was re-elected to the 13th Circuit Court, Division 3.[4]
2012
Crane ran unopposed and was re-elected to the 13th Circuit Court, Division 3.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name cannot be a simple integer. Use a descriptive title
- See also: Missouri judicial elections, 2012
Noteworthy events
Murder conviction thrown out eight years later
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, overturned the robbery and murder convictions of Ryan Ferguson on November 5, 2013. Ferguson and Charles Erickson were accused of the 2001 murder of Kent Heitholt, a sports editor for the Columbia Tribune. Erickson made a deal with law enforcement to implicate Ferguson, who was sentenced to 40 years in prison in 2005. Erickson later recanted his testimony that Ferguson was present at the murder scene. Ferguson maintained his innocence.[5]
Crane was the prosecutor in Ferguson's murder case. The appeals court found that Crane's office violated the law in failing to share several pieces of evidence with the defense counsel. The court stated, "We conclude that Ferguson did not receive a fair trial. His verdict is not worthy of confidence."[6] After the state Attorney General's office announced that it would not pursue a retrial, Ferguson was freed on November 12, 2013.[6]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ courts.mo.gov, "13th Circuit," accessed August 31, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Missouri Secretary of State Website, "Missouri Circuit Court Judges," accessed August 31, 2013
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Judge Profile: Kevin M.J. Crane"
- ↑ Missourian, "13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT: Jacobs, Morrell win seats on bench," November 7, 2018
- ↑ The Columbia Daily Tribune, "Special prosecutor named in Ryan Ferguson case at Knight's request," November 9, 2013
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Kansas City Star, "Ryan Ferguson home in Columbia after court vacates conviction in sports editor’s death," November 13, 2013
Federal courts:
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Missouri, Western District of Missouri
State courts:
Missouri Supreme Court • Missouri Court of Appeals • Missouri Circuit Courts • Missouri Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Missouri • Missouri judicial elections • Judicial selection in Missouri
