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Gov. Pritzker Commutes Sentence For Gerald Reed, Who Claims He Was Tortured Into False Confession To Double Murder
CBS Chicago 4/2/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday commuted the sentence of Gerald Reed, who said he was tortured into a double murder confession.
claims he had been tortured into falsely confessing to the 1990 slayings of Pamela Powers and Willie Williams by officers under the command of late disgraced Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge.
Reed’s conviction was overturned, and a new trial was granted.
However, a judge in February 2020 threw out that ruling and ruled that Reed should stay in prison.
Pritzker commutes sentence of man convicted of double murder
April 1, 2021
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CHICAGO (AP) Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday commuted the sentence of a man who claimed he was framed by Chicago police detectives for a 1990 double murder.
Gerald Reed was granted a new trial in 2018 on claims he was tortured into a false murder confession by detectives working for notorious police commander Jon Burge. But last year, Cook County Judge Thomas Hennelly ruled the Reed, 57, should stay in prison because the statement resulting from the alleged abuse was never used against him during trial, so his rights were never violated.
Pritzker commutes sentence of Gerald Reed, convicted of double murder
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CHICAGO - Illinois Gov.
J.B. Pritzker on Thursday commuted the sentence of a man who claimed he was framed by Chicago police detectives for a 1990 double murder.
Gerald Reed was granted a new trial in 2018 on claims he was tortured into a false murder confession by detectives working for notorious police commander Jon Burge. But last year, Cook County Judge Thomas Hennelly ruled the Reed, 57, should stay in prison because the statement resulting from the alleged abuse was never used against him during trial, so his rights were never violated.