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- I remember being at a conference where a prison psychologist was presenting. And he asked the question if there were innocent people in prison. Mostly everyone that there weren''t any, but he assured us that indeed there were. Unfortunately our jury system is a joke. When a prosecutor can merely suggest and use the most circumstancial of evidence to convict someone, and the goal is to win, no matter what the truth is, our whole justice system is a joke.
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- These attorney''s could have quit their client and gone before a judge and divulged enough information as to not break their "special bond" with their ex client and still offer enough proof this man was innocent.
Here is to hoping that this poor man sues these attorneys and the court system for violating his right to a fair and just trial. - Reply to this comment
- Hmm.. not sure MrMazerati,
Im not sure. Good question though. Im not a lawyer, but I am guessing that the case could have been resolved at least sometime during the 26 years...but again, not sure. Maybe someone else will know.
Joel - Reply to this comment
- So attorney-client privileges over rule justice.
Isn''t that special. - Reply to this comment
- And what does the ABA (The American Bar Association) say about it ? Their union.
I can not believe they couldn''t have presented this before some court or judge... - Reply to this comment
- Yo, let''s slow down.
Was Mr. Logan part of the robbery and was he armed?
If he was then he is not "innocent".
Did Mr. Wilson go to jail or was he set free?
If he went to jail then the lawyers crime isn''t as bad as if Mr. Logan was totally innocent.
If he committed armed robbery and the guard was killed he is just as guilty as the partner who pulled the trigger, it could have been him.
If they were both armed robbers the only "innocent" one here was the guard who was executed without recourse to the courts or to an appeal.
Get the whole story before you start yapping about an innocent man being convicted. - Reply to this comment
- I guess my question is, if they had come forward earlier, would the evidence have been usable, given the rules? Logan gets a new trial now. Would he have gotten one earlier, even if the attorneys pressed for it?
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- Folks,
You know why they left this poor man on jail to rot?
These rodents considered their career to be more important than Mr Alton Logan''s life. They figured: If we are known as two lawyers that break Attorney-Client Privilege, we will not be able to work in our communities as lawyers because we will not be trusted. Therefore they hung this innocent man out to dry.
The completely (as many lawyers do) lost sight of the reason they "should" have gone in to law...To uphold the Bill of Right / Justice and the US Constitution. Instead they went through their idiotic careers, vacationing with their families / raising their kids / teaching them "the right thing to do" (ha ha ha..this is a joke) / making millions; all while knowing they had put an innocent man in jail.
Guess what...now its time for reckoning. During the time that they want to wind down their lives, retire and enjoy their grandkids, these 2 losers will now be forced to face the truth, and hopefully will be ostracized and if GOD permits sued for everything they have fo having done this.
Best Regards,
Joel - Reply to this comment
- "To recluse themselves from the case would have been the moral thing for them to do. "--Posted by ynot12007
It sounds like they were defending the actual killer in another matter, and in passing learned of this killing. So recusal is completely irrelevant.
Blame must lie with the Illinois legal system, that flourished under the corrupt Jim Thompson and his crooked predecessors. Let the state of Illinois reimburse the guy. - Reply to this comment
- ******* lawyers are scum. Then they grow up & become "judges". What a system. Mr. Logan is a better man than me; I would make it right before I left the state. (And then people are shocked when someone snaps).
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