Since 2010, the City of Chicago has paid out more than $288 million in wrongful conviction settlements, NBC 5 Investigates found. So far, 39 people who Guevara helped put in prison for murder have been freed.
She said Louis Robinson was framed by former Chicago police detective Reynaldo Guevara, according to court records.
"[The witness] doesn’t deny that he was forced to pick Louis out of that lineup. And the judge in this case, at the trial level, made it very clear that the witness is the reason Louis was convicted," Wasz-Piper added. “If you don’t say he was the shooter, I’ll put the murder on you. And what’s tragic is that we know from experience that threat was real,” said Wasz-Pier adding, “Guevara put dozens and dozens of innocent people in prison for crimes they didn’t commit."NBC 5 Investigates has added up the settlements of all wrongful convictions the City of Chicago has paid since 2010. It totals more than $288 million.
Cook County Judge Stephenson said there wasn’t enough evidence, so Robinson’s attorney filed an appeal.The Illinois Appellate court sent the case back down ordering the same judge to make a ruling.For now, she can only dream of her father’s freedom as they await the judge’s decision.
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