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IL: DA’s Office With History of Misconduct has Rape Conviction Overturned

IL: DA’s Office With History of Misconduct has Rape Conviction Overturned

by Alec | Jan 14, 2016 | Illinois

The rape conviction of a Zambian immigrant in Lake County, outside Chicago, has been overturned by an Illinois appellate court that found prosecutors had failed to prove their case, and committed several acts of misconduct, among them calling the defendant (a black...
IL: Perjury by Snitches Leads to Overturning of Murder Conviction

IL: Perjury by Snitches Leads to Overturning of Murder Conviction

by Alec | Sep 15, 2015 | Illinois

In another of the myriad recent cases to shed light on the corruption surrounding the use of snitch/informant testimony, a conviction for a 2008 murder in Champaign County has been overturned based on the lies two informants told on the stand denying they had received...
IL State’s Attorney Added to List of Problem Prosecutors Who Have Won Accolades for Their Work

IL State’s Attorney Added to List of Problem Prosecutors Who Have Won Accolades for Their Work

by Jane | Mar 12, 2014 | Illinois, The Open File Blog

We have noticed a trend that prosecutors with records of unethical behavior are also the ones getting awards bestowed on them for their good conduct. First, there was the New Orleans prosecutor who has been named in an ethics complaint for suppressing exculpatory and...
IL: 7th Circuit Rules Prosecutor Does Not Have Immunity in False Testimony Case

IL: 7th Circuit Rules Prosecutor Does Not Have Immunity in False Testimony Case

by OpenFile | Jan 28, 2014 | Illinois, The Open File Blog

Jack Bouboushian for Courthouse News reports that the 7th Circuit has repudiated efforts by a prosecutor to claim immunity in a civil case launched against him by a wrongfully convicted man. Nathsan Fields, who spent 17 years in prison for a 1985 double murder until...
IL: In Rare Move, Court Overturns Conviction on Insufficiency of the Evidence; Adds Prosecutor’s Conduct was “Deeply Troubling”

IL: In Rare Move, Court Overturns Conviction on Insufficiency of the Evidence; Adds Prosecutor’s Conduct was “Deeply Troubling”

by OpenFile | Jan 6, 2014 | Illinois, The Open File Blog

The Illinois Appellate Court has thrown out a Chicago man’s first degree murder conviction because the state had insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction, and has rebuked a prosecutor for his conduct in the case. Defendant Anthony Johnson was convicted of...
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