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roastedDeflator@kbin.social to Not The Onion@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

Murder conviction of Chicago man who spent 12 years behind bars overturned because key eyewitness was legally blind

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Murder conviction of Chicago man who spent 12 years behind bars overturned because key eyewitness was legally blind

www.nbcnews.com

roastedDeflator@kbin.social to Not The Onion@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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The witness was allegedly suffering from advanced glaucoma at the time of the crime, severely limiting visibility. Surveillance video from the scene also revealed the eyewitness was much farther away than he initially claimed to be, according to the Exoneration Project.
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  • SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works
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    Blind eyewitness? I see.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      You might, but they don’t. I think that was the problem.

      • spacecowboy@sh.itjust.works
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        That’s an extremely shortsighted view.

  • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
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    team had urged Cook County State’s Attorney

    Is it just me, or is Cook County hitting the news a lot?

    • CluckN@lemmy.world
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      Maybe a case of, “if they messed this up let’s take a look to see what else they missed”.

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    Very insightful was the moment the lawyer walked to the back of the room and asked the witness how many fingers he was holding up.

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    https://y.yarn.co/341e1c48-91f2-4679-9840-a3c26865ba28_screenshot.jpg

    Genius!

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