I would say, "Only in Chicago," but I don't think that's true. This case is about Chicago. Ex-prosecutors charged after probe of cop-slaying trial
The beginning of this case is way back in 1982, when Jon Burge was still a commander in the Chicago PD running what would be come to be called The Midnight Crew from Area 2. Faced with a high-profile case, instead of doing detective work, they would grab some black guy off the street and torture him until he confessed.
In this case one of the prosecutors had a relationship with one of the defendants, and another prosecutor knew about it, but they kept it quiet. Justice? Rules of Evidence? This is Chicago. And this story is about the prosecutors, not the cops.
Two former prosecutors have been charged with lying about the relationship one had with a witness in the trial of a man who alleged he was tortured when questioned about the 1982 slayings of two Chicago police officers.
Special prosecutor Lawrence Oliver II on Wednesday unsealed charges against Nicholas Trutenko and Andrew Horvat.
Click thru for the details. Suffice it to say that the case against the guy was dropped in part because of the undisclosed relationship.
And people wonder why I am cynical about the Criminal Justice System.
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