In a letter sent today to Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis, Andrew M. Hale & Associates announced it had raised over $23,000 to add to the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people who killed Officer Michael Bailey.As stated in the letter:We are all saddened by the recent shooting death of Officer Michael Bailey. It is unfortunate that it takes an...
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A good article in the Chicago Sun-Times today – here’s the first couple of paragraphs:”Odds are, somebody knows who killed Chicago Police Officer Michael R. Bailey. Killers have a hard time keeping a secret, police say, and the clues they leave behind often make somebody – a relative, a neighbor, an acquaintance – suspicious. But all too often nobody comes forward....
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Michael Evans has lost in his final bid for a new trial. The Seventh Circuit voted 6 to 5 to deny Evans’ request for a rehearing en banc. Evans had previously lost his Seventh Circuit appeal. In August 2006, a federal court jury found in favor of ten retired Chicago Police Officers and against Evans in his civil rights suit. Evans had contended that he was framed for the rape and murder of...
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Jerry Miller has filed a federal court civil rights lawsuit against the City of Chicago and several former Chicago police officers. Miller was arrested and charged with the rape of a 44 year old woman in 1981. Miller was identified as the attacker by two attendants at a parking garage at 506 N. Rush street where the rape took place. Miller served 26 years in prison before being paroled in 2006....
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a verdict in favor of the City of Chicago and ten former Chicago police officers and against Michael Evans, thereby denying Evans a new trial. Evans had filed suit seeking $60 million claiming the officers framed him for the rape and murder of nine-year old Lisa Cabassa in 1976. In August 2006, a jury returned a verdict in favor of the officers and...
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In a published opinion in In Re City of Chicago, No. 07-2608, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reaffirmed its prior orders sanctioning Prince Foryoh for making false statements on his application for in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status. The prior orders barred Foryoh from conducting any federal litigation until all of his outstanding fees and costs, in all of...
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