Category: rockford attorney murder
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The effect of Coronavirus upon inmates in the IL Dept. of Corrections and county jails
The Coronavirus will potentially devastate IL prisons; its inmates and those in county jail throughout the state. We are compiling information about the Illinois Department of Correction’s response to the virus and county jails compared to the prisons and jails in other US states as well as the Bureau of Federal Prisons. We are also…
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Protected: How the Police Investigation of the Greg Clark Murder proves that Richard Wanke did not kill Greg Clark
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Protected: The Greg Clark Murder Trial Summation
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Protected: Trial Notes
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Richard Wanke’s trial begins next Monday, February 27, 2017!
Well, it has been over 9 very long years for our friend, Richard Wanke, who is finally going to trial. His jury selection ended this morning and last minute matters will be heard tomorrow morning. Then, his trial begins Monday with opening statements. Opening statements from each side will summarize what each side plans to prove by…
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And You Ask, How has This Happened???”
An AP article was just posted about a defendant in Atlanta, GA who has been sitting in jail and waiting to go to trial for the past 10 years: “Kharon Davis has spent nearly 10 years in jail. He’s had four sets of attorneys, with two judges on the bench. His co-defendants’ cases have wrapped up.…
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John Horton of Rockford free after more than 2 decades in prison
ROCKFORD — “It’s breathtaking. Oh my goodness,” a Rockford man said after emerging from the Winnebago County Jail into the sunshine this afternoon after more than 23 years behind bars for a murder he and his supporters maintain he didn’t commit.John Horton Jr., 40, was convicted of the 1993 murder of Arthur Castaneda in Rockford.…
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Weighing fear and danger in Rockford as the city’s violent crime rate rises
By Isaac Guerrero Staff writer ROCKFORD – Woman shot while sitting at kitchen table in Rockford home. 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting. 5 homes hit by gunfire. Headlines like those, posted to our website and plastered on the pages of this newspaper in recent weeks, sound scary. But experts say you shouldn’t confuse fear…
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Illinois Supreme Court adopts permanent policy for Extended Media Coverage in courtrooms | NowDecatur
Decatur – Today Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice, Rita B. Garman, announced that news cameras are permitted in Illinois courtrooms. The decision comes after a four year pilot project which allowed media cameras in certain courtrooms on an experimental basis. Macon County State’s Attorney, Jay Scott, says he’s not a big fan of…