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- The decision by Cook County State’s Attorney (Chicago) Anita Alvarez to set aside the convictions of two men Tuesday, leading to their release from prison and into the arms of family members and lawyers, underscored the fact that Illinois’ problems with wrongful convictions are far from over. But Alvarez’s handling of the cases of Carl Chatman and Lathierial Boyd also may signal a shift in her approach to wrongful conviction cases, one that has given her a reputation as a prosecutor who slow-walks innocence claims and dismisses convictions only when she has no choice. More…
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Mark Godsey
Daniel P. & Judith L. Carmichael Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati College of Law; Director, Center for the Global Study of Wrongful Conviction; Director, Rosenthal Institute for Justice/Ohio Innocence Project Order HereContributing Editors
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of SingaporeDaniel Ehighalua
Nigerian BarristerJessica S. Henry
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About Anita Alvarez. Leopards don’t change their spots that easily. This is the woman (prosecutor) who wanted to investigate students at Northwestern’s Medill Innocence Project, because they challenged one of her convictions. Any “change” on her part will have to stand the test of time. And I also smell a political motive. Cynical? Yes.