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PLN Exclusive: Illinois Prisoner Exonerated, Released after Ten Years

Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

PLN Exclusive: Illinois Prisoner Exonerated, Released after Ten Years by Derek Gilna The lies of Chicago police officers, as well as the concealment of clearly exculpatory evidence, kept Jermaine Walker in Illinois prisons for ten years – but he never stopped proclaiming his innocence. Plainclothes officers contended that on February …

Strong v. Tessmann, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction & Imprisonment, 2016

Brief • May 3, 2016

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Statements, Testimony or Documents, False Statements/Perjury, Confessions - Coerced

their fabrication, coercion and manipulation from the State's Attorney and from Plaintiff's criminal defense counsel. 3. Throughout his decade and a half of wrongful imprisonment, Plaintiff insisted that he ...

Exclusive! Breaking News: Illinois Prisoner Exonerated, Released after Ten Years

Article • April 14, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Exclusive! Breaking News: Illinois Prisoner Exonerated, Released after Ten Years by Exclusive! Breaking News: Illinois Prisoner Exonerated, Released after Ten Years by Derek Gilna  The lies of Chicago police officers, as well as the concealment of clearly exculpatory evidence, kept Jermaine Walker in Illinois prisons for ten years – but …

Tortfeasor May Not Shift Punitive Damages Claim to Insurer under Illinois Law

Article • March 7, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Tortfeasor May Not Shift Punitive Damages Claim to Insurer under Illinois Law by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held an insurer did not breach its duty to protect a group of detectives from punitive damages in a civil rights action. The court further questioned whether Illinois law would allow …

Illinois: Exonerated Sex Offender Sues for Wrongful Conviction

Article • February 3, 2016 • from PLN February, 2016

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Illinois: Exonerated Sex Offender Sues for Wrongful Conviction by Derek Gilna An Illinois man who was wrongfully convicted of a sex offense, and released from prison after his supposed victim was discredited, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago, the Chicago police department and other defendants as …

Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal

Article • November 3, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Wrongful Release, Overdetention

Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal by Seventh Circuit Upholds False Imprisonment and Deliberate Indifference Dismissal On September 4, 2014, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of an Illinois prisoner’s false imprisonment suit, because he was not unlawfully detained. Sex offender David Armato was …

$25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years

Article • October 27, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years by $25 Million Awarded to Innocent Illinois Prisoner Incarcerated for 16 Years In January 2012, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois awarded plaintiff Thaddeus Jimenez $25,000,000 after prevailing in his civil rights. …

$4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence

Article • July 1, 2015

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Crime Labs, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

$4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence by $4.2 Million for Wrongfully Convicted Illinois Man Denied Exculpatory Evidence A $4.2 million settlement has been reached in a civil rights lawsuit filed by a wrongfully convicted Illinois man. Maurice Patterson was convicted of a 2002 murder and spent …

Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction

Article • May 24, 2015

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction by Two Men Win $8 Million for Wrongful Conviction Two Chicago men who spent more than 12 years in prison for a rape and murder they did not commit will receive $4 million each from the city. In 1988 Larry Ollins and …

Herman v. Owney, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Incarceration Rape, 2015

Brief • February 15, 2015

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Herman v. Owney, IL, Complaint, Wrongful Incarceration Rape, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, LAW DIVISION -- ,_.;, JOHN HERMAN, Plaintiff, v. APRIL M. OWNEY, 'Defendant ) ) ) ) ) ) ) c::> -n No.: f'"l \..J 201.sL001m5 CALEND,AR/~-OOM C. DEBBOLI and complaining of …

Exonerated Chicago Man Settles Lawsuit for $3.6 Million

Article • October 3, 2014

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Exonerated Chicago Man Settles Lawsuit for $3.6 Million by Matthew Clarke Exonerated Chicago Man Settles Lawsuit for $3.6 Million   By Matthew Clarke   In January 2012, the City of Chicago settled a lawsuit against the city and five Chicago police officers brought by a man who was exonerated after …

Bardo v Stolworthy IL Settlement 2019

Brief • August 12, 2014

Filed under: Wrongful Imprisonment, Emotional Distress, Negligence/Reckless Endangerment

Bardo v Stolworthy IL Settlement 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EAST ST. LOUIS DIVISION CLIFTON BARDO, #B20945, Plaintiff, VS. DONALD STOLWORTHY, et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Case No. 15-1193-MJR-SCW SETTLEMENT AGREEi.VIENT AND GENERAL RELEASE This …

Kluppelberg v. Burge, IL, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2014

Brief • May 20, 2014

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Excessive Force, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Police, False Arrest, Excessive Force (Police)

Kluppelberg v. Burge, IL, Second Amended Complaint, Wrongful Imprisonment, 2014 Case: 1:13-cv-03963 Document #: 148 Filed: 05/20/14 Page 1 of 23 PageID #:1232 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ...

Collins v. City of Chicago, IL, Verdict, False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution, 2013

Brief • September 24, 2013

Filed under: Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Sentencing, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Collins v. City of Chicago, IL, Verdict, False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution, 2013

Wrongful Convictions Prove Costly, Especially for the Wrongly Convicted

Article • June 15, 2012 • from PLN June, 2012

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Disciplinary Hearings, Malicious Prosecution, Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment

Wrongful Convictions Prove Costly, Especially for the Wrongly Convicted by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On June 6, 2011, the Better Government Association (BGA) and the Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) at Northwestern University School of Law released a joint report on the cost of wrongful convictions. The report, which …

Smith v. Kane County Sheriff, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2011

Brief • October 25, 2011

Filed under: Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Wrongful Imprisonment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Smith v. Kane County Sheriff, IL, Settlement, Medical Neglect, 2011 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND MUTUAL RELEASE at- This Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release ("Agreement'') is made ~ ~ ' by and between Husan Smith, D.O.B. 12/13/78, residing - d the County. of Kane, the Kane County Sheriff, and the Circuit Court …

Smith v. Kane County Sheriff, IL, Demand Letter, Medical Neglect, 2011

Brief • September 2, 2011

Filed under: Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Wrongful Imprisonment, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Smith v. Kane County Sheriff, IL, Demand Letter, Medical Neglect, 2011 ALBUKERK 8c ASSOCIATES A T T O RNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW 1450 W R AN DOL P H S T , 2•• FLOOR CHICAGO , ILL I NOI S 60607 TE L : 7 7 3 . 84 …

Illinois War Veteran Awarded Over $2 Million For Malicious Prosecution

Article • January 15, 2009

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Police Misconduct, Criminal Prosecution, Damages, Juries, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Illinois War Veteran Awarded Over $2 Million For Malicious Prosecution by Illinois resident and retired Marine Timothy Finwall brought a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City of Chicago, two of its detectives and resident Mary Boswell for illegal, unethical and malicious prosecution. He was framed in 2001 for …

Illinois Federal Jury Awards Record $15.5 Million in False Arrest Case

Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Polygraphs, Attorneys, Attorney Fee Awards, Wrongful Imprisonment, Municipal Liability, False Arrest

Illinois Federal Jury Awards Record $15.5 Million in False Arrest Case by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 20, 2007, an Illinois federal jury awarded a record amount in a civil rights case for false arrest – $15.5 million. The damage award was against the sheriff of Will County, …

Once Court Orders Arrestee Held, Police Have No Duty to Investigate Mistaken Identity

Article • January 15, 2008

Filed under: Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment, False Arrest

Once Court Orders Arrestee Held, Police Have No Duty to Investigate Mistaken Identity by The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that once an arrested person has been brought before a court and ordered held, law enforcement has no duty to verify claims of mistaken identity. Chicago police stopped …