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26 YEAR SECRET KEEPS INNOCENT MAN IN PRISON

By Walin & Klarich

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A recent report on the program ?60 Minutes,? detailing the case of Alton Logan revealed what can happen when concepts of law and morality collide. Mr. Logan was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the murder of a security guard at a McDonald?s restaurant in Chicago in 1982. Police arrested him after receiving a tip, and got three eyewitnesses to identify him as the killer. Mr. Logan, as well as his mother and brother, testified that he was at home during the time of the killing and that he had nothing to do with the death of the security guard. The jury nonetheless returned a verdict of guilty, and Mr. Logan was sentenced to life in prison. In fact, the jury had voted 10-2 in favor of the DEATH PENALTY against Mr. Logan, but, because the verdict was not unanimous, Mr...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on April 16, 2008 (boomark / email).

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