From a Center press release:
In yet another horrendous false-confession case, we are calling on Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to immediately set aside the conviction of CWC client Daniel Taylor, who was convicted 17 years ago of a murder he could not have committed because he was in police custody at the time of the crime.
Chicago Tribune reporter Steve Mills, who initially exposed the travesty of justice in the Taylor case a decade ago, has written a magnificent update that appears on the front page of today’s Tribune:
In brief, we took on Taylor’s case after a petition for post-conviction relief brought by private counsel was denied. We were at a terrible disadvantage, but CWC senior counsel Karen Daniel petitioned the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit to allow a second petition for a federal writ of habeas corpus. Successor habeas petitions are virtually never allowed, but last October the Seventh Circuit granted this one.
At that point, the Illinois Attorney General’s Office began reviewing the State’s Attorney’s file on the case and discovered exculpatory material that appears to have been improperly withheld from Taylor’s trial counsel.
In light of the Attorney General’s discovery, we are calling on State’s Attorney Alvarez to do the right thing — which is to vacate the conviction and free Daniel Taylor, who has languished behind bars nearly 20 years (counting pretrial detention) for a crime it should have been obvious from the beginning he did not commit.
Wrongful Convictions Blog 
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Is this part of the legacy of Chicago Police Captain John Burge?
Although he is doing 4 1/2 years for lying about torturing suspects into making confessions, they STILL let him keep his retirement.
Disgusting.
Phil Locke | April 2, 2012 at 2:17 pm
“Disgusting.”
I disagree with the case and font.
It is DISGUSTING ‼
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Isn’t it genererly customary that IF a government official is ‘dirty in a case that that case should be ‘investigated anyway??
About the ‘State’s Attorney’ now…. I personally dont think she will ADMIT ANY WRONG DOING for the following reasen’s.
1. It has the potential to affect her job
2. There is ‘potential liability to the State.
3. Potential to affect other case’s.
4. Some just DON’t have the ability to put their BIG GIRL PANTIES on and ADMIT that THEY’RE WRONG!! 🙂 🙂
5. Water resolution and Head bag wrap are not acceptable sanctions in IL to discourage intentional rogue conduct .