Sept. 27
ILLINOIS:
Damm's defense targets 'inconsistencies'Attorney challenges testimony
of 'hit man'
In Galena, the man who said he was hired as a "hit man" by David Damm
finished his testimony Thursday.
Bruce Burt, 59, of Waterloo, Iowa, took the stand for the 2nd straight day
to
Sept. 14
ILLINOIS:
Governor yanks money for death-penalty panel Blagojevich takes away
funds for evaluation
Gov. Rod Blagojevich previously emphasized the importance of studying new
reforms in the state's capital justice system, but a panel charged with
completing the evaluation in t
Feb. 23
ILLINOIS:
Court orders Daley to talkFederal judge's ruling clears way for
deposition in cop torture case
In a rare ruling, a federal judge on Thursday ordered Mayor Richard Daley
to answer questions under oath about whether he or others permitted
Chicago police to physically a
Sept. 10
ILLINOIS:
George Ryan's final campaignFacing his corruption trial, ex-governor
tries to shape his legacy
George Ryan waits on a sidewalk downtown, wife Lura Lynn beside him, both
of them looking for their van and a ride home.
Behind him is the DePaul University law school, wh
Aug. 16
ILLINOIS:
Case renews debate over death penalty
Prosecuting accused killers has convinced Peoria County State's Attorney
Kevin Lyons that Illinois' death penalty reforms are as flawed as the
capital punishment system they tried to fix.
Still, Lyons has no doubt about pursuing a
July 5
ILLINOIS/USA:
"The Snitch System; How Snitch Testimony Sent Randy Steidly and Other
Innocent Americans to Death Row; A Center on Wrongful Convictions Survey
Winter 2004-2005"
http://www.law.northwestern.edu/wrongfulconvictions/
August 29
ILLINOIS:
Touched by a struggle for lifeThough they never have met, U of I law
professor pushes nomination of George Ryan for a Nobel prize
Francis A. Boyle recognized before him a man "wrestling with his soul." He
witnessed the rare public spectacle of a seasoned politician
death penalty news
July 26, 2004
ILLINOIS:
A Chilling Look at the Death Penalty
I kept thinking of the Scottsboro Boys while watching "Deadline," a new
documentary by filmmakers Katy Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson.
I sensed them looking on with approval as the film illuminated the
circumstanc
death penalty news
June 14, 2004
ILLINOIS:
Jury finds Sutherland guilty - now facing death penalty
It was July 1987 when an oil field worked discovered the brutally beaten
and raped body of 10 year old Amy Schulz of Kell. Her throat had been
slashed, and cloths ripped from her body. Police a
death penalty news
June 8, 2004
ILLINOIS:
Governor gives a more personal response
Gov. Rod Blagojevich agrees Anthony Mertz deserves to die.
But he told Cindy McNamara, the mother of Mertz's murder victim, in a
letter that he can't appease her wishes just yet.
"As a former prosecutor, I bel
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