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Hennepin County attorney calls for court to vacate 1998 murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty says she is filing a petition to vacate the murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr., who ...

Hennepin County Attorney seeks to vacate conviction in disturbing 1998 murder case

The Hennepin County Attorney's Office is joining the effort to vacate Bryan Hooper's 1998 murder conviction after attorneys ...
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‘I went back and forth a little bit’: Hennepin County attorney explains why she’s not running again

Moriarty plans to focus the final year and a half of her term with an enhanced focus on domestic violence cases.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty won't seek reelection

Moriarty was elected in 2022 following Mike Freeman's retirement from the position after 24 years of service. She previously ...

Hennepin County pays $1.6M to settle ex-prosecutor’s lawsuit against Mike Freeman, Mary Moriarty

In the largest employment settlement in county history, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners agreed to pay $1.6 million to former veteran prosecutor Amy Sweasy. Sweasy alleged in a whistleblower ...
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Hennepin County asks court to vacate 1998 murder conviction

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty is asking the court to vacate the 1998 murder conviction of Bryan Hooper Sr. after the star witness in his trial confessed to committing the crime.

Charges filed in February crash that killed 11-year-old girl

MINNEAPOLIS — The Hennepin County Attorney's Office has filed criminal charges against an 18-year-old St. Paul man in ...

Roper: Moriarty’s academic approach to a bare-knuckle job hasn’t served her well

The race to succeed her will determine whether the progressive prosecutor era in Hennepin County is over or just beginning.