Man wants his conviction tied to disgraced Chicago detective overturned
A man falsely accused of a 1988 murder is seeking to have his conviction, tied to disgraced Chicago police Det. Reynaldo Guevara, overturned, which would be the 45th such reversal.One of those individuals, Edwin Ortiz, spent 25 years incarcerated for a Chicago murder he was falsely accused of, according to a news release. He was 15 years old when he was arrested and convicted for the murder of Jose Morales in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood.
'Today's a new day, a new beginning,' Ortiz said on Thursday. 'And I want to thank everybody who helped me. I appreciate y'all.'The Cook County State's Attorney's Office said it would no longer oppose efforts to vacate convictions where Guevara played a key role in the investigation.At least 44 murder convictions in cases investigated by Guevara have been overturned, according to data collected by the Exoneration Project.
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