Appeals and Wrongful Convictions
At least 440 people from Cook County have been exonerated since 1989, according to the National Registry of Exonerations, far more than any other jurisdiction in the country. We report on the appeals and post-conviction claims of people who say they were wrongfully convicted.
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Ronnie Carrasquillo will be resentenced after 46 years in prison after an appellate court panel ruled he has not been given a ‘meaningful’ opportunity for parole by the state’s Prisoner Review Board. The ruling follows a 2017 Injustice Watch series, “The Long Wait,” which examined the board’s opaque process.
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Judge overturns murder conviction that was based on eyewitness who was legally blind
Prosecutors said they plan to retry Darien Harris, who was sentenced to 76 years in prison for a 2011 murder in Woodlawn based on the eyewitness testimony of a man who it was later discovered was legally blind.
After 34 years, a murder conviction quietly reversed in 4 minutes
James Allen, convicted of three murders on scant evidence, remains a long way from freedom.
From prison, Rico Clark fights a murder conviction and COVID-19
Detectives on the 2006 case have been dogged by allegations of witness coercion and Clark’s trial attorney has since been disbarred.
Wrongful conviction organization sues prosecutors for potentially exculpatory DNA evidence
The Exoneration Project lawsuit asks the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office to disclose DNA samples that have been matched to old crimes, which could lead to exonerations.
Appeals court affirms new trial for Burge torture survivor
The appeals court ruled that Jackie Wilson, who was convicted of the 1982 robbery and murder of two Chicago Police officers, was tortured into confessing and should received a new trial.
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