The sentencing of Alexander Villa, found guilty at trial for the 2011 murder of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis in 2019, has been scheduled for Monday.
Alexander Villa, awaiting sentencing after a 2019 trial verdict, has said police, prosecutors hid evidence from his lawyers. He wants a new judge appointed.
A month after prosecutors dropped charges against his two co-defendants in the slaying of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis, a man found guilty of fatally shooting the veteran officer has asked for a new judge to handle his bid for a new trial.