Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore Pledged a Full Review and Assessment



ST. LOUIS, MO (June 18, 2023) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore has appointed retired Judge Booker Shaw as a Special Assistant Circuit Attorney to assist his office in reviewing the conviction of Christopher Dunn. Judge Shaw, currently a partner at Thompson Coburn, will assist Circuit Attorney Gore in his assessment of the case and advise him regarding whether the filing of a motion to vacate the conviction is appropriate.

Days before leaving office, former Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner asked the St. Louis Circuit Court to overturn Dunn’s 1991 murder conviction. Shortly after being appointed by Missouri Governor Mike Parson, Circuit Attorney Gore withdrew the previously filed motion to vacate and announced that he would conduct his own review of the Dunn case.

“In a case of this magnitude, a full review of the facts and the law is required. I could not think of a better attorney to assist me in conducting the necessary analysis. I would like to thank Thompson Coburn for lending us one of their finest legal minds,” said Gore.

Judge Shaw brings a depth of legal expertise to the case. He is not only a former Chief Judge of the Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, but also served as a judge in the 22^nd Judicial Circuit Court from 1983-2002. Shaw began his legal career at the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office.

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