The Conviction Review Unit has a staff of around five people, who began looking into cases in the summer of 2021.

After serving 16 years behind bars, a Minnesota man was released from prison after a judge vacated his murder conviction for ...

Barrientos-Quintana's attorney failed to effectively represent him and prosecutors didn't disclose favorable evidence, ...

Minnesotan Edgar Barrientos-Quintana has been exonerated due to a "weak" investigation filled with misleading evidence.

Photo of Edgar Barrientos-Quintana after being freed from Hennepin County Prison. A Minnesota man was released from prison ...

Barrientos-Quintana was found guilty of killing 18-year-old Minneapolis Roosevelt High School student Jesse Mickelson in a ...

The “all items” index for St. Cloud was 97.2, just below the national average of 100.0. We ranked 97.0 for grocery items, ...

Jurors in 2009 found Edgar Barrientos-Quintana guilty of killing 18-year-old Jesse Mickelson in a drive-by shooting. He was ...

Edgar Barrientos-Quintana was found guilty in 2009, but earlier this year, the attorney general’s conviction review unit ...

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty spoke on Tuesday about the recent order to dismiss charges and overturn the conviction ...

The family of victim Jesse Mickelson stood with Edgar Barrientos-Quintana and thanked supporters for fighting for his release ...