verdict in his wrongful conviction lawsuit against Guevara, whom Johnson alleged framed him for a 1989 murder. The former detective has since invoked the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when questioned about other murder convictions in court, said Montanez's attorney Russell Ainsworth.
Date: Jul 20, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Cook County drops murder charges against men imprisoned for 20 years
In 2009, Juan Johnson won a $21 million verdict in his wrongful conviction lawsuit against Guevara, who Johnson alleged framed him for a 1989 murder. The former detective has since taken the Fifth when questioned about other murder convictions in court, said Montanez's attorney Russell Ainsworth.
Date: Jul 20, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Two men allegedly framed for murder by Chicago cop to be released
Anita Alvarez has indicated a new direction with these Guevara cases, said Russell Ainsworth, an attorney with the University of Chicagos Exoneration Project who represented Montanez. We are now no longer viewing these men as murders but as the innocent men that they are. Their cases need to be
Date: Jul 20, 2016
Category: U.S.
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Ill. men wrongfully convicted in 1993 murder to walk free
In a statement via Twitter, the Exoneration Project said attorney Russell Ainsworth praised Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez for freeing two innocent men and called for more exonerations of the wrongfully convicted.
Date: Jul 20, 2016
Category: U.S.
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CMHA security officer wins $13.2 million verdict for civil rights violations by ...
"Hopefully, this verdict will convince the prosecutors to run a DNA search to find the real killer who is still on the loose," said Russell Ainsworth, one of the Chicago lawyers who presented the civil rights case in federal court.