Yesterday, EP client Patrick Taylor was exonerated after spending 16 years wrongfully imprisoned in a case marred by egregious misconduct. Mr. Taylor was convicted of a 2006 murder almost based solely on mistaken eyewitness testimony. Over the past several years, Mr. Taylor caught the State withholding exculpatory evidence. In April 2023, the misconduct unraveled when…
Read MoreFrankie Benitez Exonerated After 34 Years Wrongfully Imprisoned
Congratulations to our client Frankie Benitez on his very deserved exoneration that occurred September 26, 2023. His conviction was vacated by a Cook County judge in August and in September the State dropped charges. Mr. Benitez spent almost 34 years wrongfully incarcerated and was only 18 when he was convicted. Mr. Benitez was only 18…
Read MoreLouis Robinson Exonerated, Becomes 42nd Guevara Exoneree
On August 10, 2023, our client Louis Robinson saw freedom for the first time in 27 years after the Court vacated his homicide conviction. His post-conviction petition detailed the evidence of Guevara’s misconduct in his case as well as his pattern of similar misconduct in dozens of other cases. Mr. Robinson was framed for a…
Read MoreJoseph Janke Exonerated After Spending 10 Years Wrongfully Incarcerated
This morning, EP client Joseph Janke was exonerated following a re-trial in May. Mr. Janke was convicted of a 2012 attempted murder in Harvey, Illinois and spent 10 years wrongfully incarcerated. The shooters were 165 feet away from the victims and the shooting happened quickly. There were five victim-eyewitnesses, and three noted that they were in…
Read MoreRichard Kwil Becomes 40th Guevara Exoneree
On April 13, our client Richard Kwil had his homicide conviction vacated. Mr. Kwil was framed by corrupt Chicago Police Det. Guevara and spent more than 24 years wrongfully imprisoned. He is the 40th victim of Det. Guevara’s corruption to have a homicide conviction vacated. Mr. Kwil’s co-defendant, and our client, David Gecht was released…
Read MoreDavid Wright Exonerated After Spending Over Half His Life Wrongfully Imprisoned
On March 29, our client David Wright was exonerated of homicide convictions that resulted from abusive interrogations by CPD Detectives Cassidy, Boudreau, Halloran, and their team. Mr. Wright was convicted of the tragic murders of two friends in 1994. According to his petition for post-conviction relief, no physical evidence linked him to the murders, nor…
Read MoreJohn Martinez Exonerated, Becomes 38th Guevara Exoneree
John Martinez has now become the 38th person exonerated of false homicide charges put together by Detective Guevara. Mr. Martinez was wrongfully convicted in a 1998 murder as a result of Guevara’s pattern and practice of engaging in investigative misconduct, including influencing eyewitness identifications and testimonies. After a lengthy legal battle, Mr. Martinez’s conviction was…
Read MoreEdwin Davila Exonerated, Becomes 35th Guevara Exoneree
Yesterday morning, Edwin Davila joined nearly three dozen other people exonerated of false homicide charges put together by notorious retired Chicago Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara. Mr. Davila was framed for a 1995 murder despite, according to his petition for post-conviction relief, having an alibi, there being no physical evidence connecting him to the crime scene,…
Read MoreMarcellous Pittman Exonerated After 21 Years of Wrongful Conviction
Congratulations to Mr. Pittman on his exoneration after 21 years of wrongful conviction. Marcellous Pittman was framed and wrongfully convicted of shooting a police officer in 2001. When his name surfaced as someone who lived in the area and news reported him as a suspect, Mr. Pittman did what most innocent teenagers with strong family…
Read MoreDavid Wright Freed After 28 Years in Prison
After spending 28 years being wrongfully incarcerated, David Wright was released from custody last Friday, two weeks after his conviction was vacated on August 30 at the conclusion of a post-conviction hearing. Wright was just 17 in 1994 when he was arrested for a crime he did not commit. He turns 46 tomorrow. He came…
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