 for what the Wall Street Journal called a foregone conclusion. This is a sham trial, sham proceedings, sham charges. A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison is now free. Sandra Hemme was released Friday over the objections of Missouri's Attorney General and after more than a month of legal back and forth. A judge ruled Friday that the prison had to release her within hours or he would hold the Attorney General in contempt.