A Cook County judge overturned the murder conviction of a man who was found guilty in a fatal shooting at a South Side gas station primarily based on the testimony of an eyewitness who turned out to be legally blind.
More than four years ago, his legal team, family and friends began urging the conviction integrity unit of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx to take another look at the case. Among other arguments, they said the key witness had failed to disclose to the trial judge that the witness was legally blind because of his glaucoma.
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