An Illinois judge overturned the murder conviction of a man who was found guilty in a fatal shooting at a Chicago gas station primarily based on the testimony of an eyewitness who turned out to be legally blind.
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Darien Harris will remain in jail, however, because prosecutors said they plan to try him again for the 2011 murder of Rondell Moore at a South Side gas station.
A law passed in 2021 empowered prosecutors to revisit excessive sentences, but so far, only two people have been released. Said one: ‘Two years into it, it’s helped two people?’
A law passed in 2021 empowered prosecutors to revisit excessive sentences, but so far, only two people have been released. Said one: ‘Two years into it, it’s helped two people?’