Terra Morehead, who retired as a federal prosecutor last August, has agreed to turn over her law license as part of an agreement with a Kansas disciplinary board. As a Wyandotte County prosecutor in the 1990s, Morehead helped frame an innocent man, Lamonte McIntyre, who spent 23 years in prison.
Acting on a case built by disgraced former Kansas City, Kansas, Police detective Roger Golubski, Morehead presented no physical evidence tying McIntyre to the murders. She relied upon the testimony of a witness, Niko Quinn, who later recanted. Morehead was also accused of ethical breaches in a later job as a federal prosecutor.
Kansas City Today host Nomin Ujiyediin spoke with KCUR's Peggy Lowe about why the prosecutor is turning over her law license and is expected to be disbarred. Contact the show at news@kcur.org. Follow KCUR on Instagram and Facebook for the latest news.
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