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Washington Post
1 month ago
US news

Freed murder convict sues Chicago over eyewitness who turned out to be blind

Darien Harris was wrongfully convicted of murder in Chicago due to unreliable testimony, spending over a decade in prison before being exonerated. [ more ]
ABA Journal
6 months ago
Chicago

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

A murder conviction in Chicago has been overturned after it was revealed that an eyewitness who testified during the trial was legally blind.
Prosecutors have agreed to vacate the conviction but plan to retry the defendant.
The defense argues that the actual shooter may have been a teenager who later died in a separate gas station shooting. [ more ]
ABA Journal
6 months ago
Chicago

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

A murder conviction in Chicago has been overturned after it was revealed that an eyewitness who testified during the trial was legally blind.
Prosecutors have agreed to vacate the conviction but plan to retry the defendant.
The defense argues that the actual shooter may have been a teenager who later died in a separate gas station shooting. [ more ]
Washington Post
1 month ago
US news

Freed murder convict sues Chicago over eyewitness who turned out to be blind

Darien Harris was wrongfully convicted of murder in Chicago due to unreliable testimony, spending over a decade in prison before being exonerated. [ more ]
ABA Journal
6 months ago
Chicago

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

A murder conviction in Chicago has been overturned after it was revealed that an eyewitness who testified during the trial was legally blind.
Prosecutors have agreed to vacate the conviction but plan to retry the defendant.
The defense argues that the actual shooter may have been a teenager who later died in a separate gas station shooting. [ more ]
ABA Journal
6 months ago
Chicago

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

A murder conviction in Chicago has been overturned after it was revealed that an eyewitness who testified during the trial was legally blind.
Prosecutors have agreed to vacate the conviction but plan to retry the defendant.
The defense argues that the actual shooter may have been a teenager who later died in a separate gas station shooting. [ more ]
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ABA Journal
6 months ago
Law

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

A murder conviction in Chicago has been overturned after it was revealed that an eyewitness who testified during the trial was legally blind.
Prosecutors have agreed to vacate the conviction but plan to retry the defendant.
The defense argues that the actual shooter may have been a teenager who later died in a separate gas station shooting. [ more ]
Chicago Tribune
6 months ago
Chicago

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A man's murder conviction was overturned due to the testimony of a legally blind eyewitness.
The conviction integrity unit of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx reviewed the case and found flaws in the witness's testimony. [ more ]
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