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Justice Trapped in the Legal System
This man, Alton Logan, has been in prison for 26 years. Attorneys for the man who committed the crime have come forward. Mr. Logan was sentenced in 1982. He is now 54 years old.
When the attorneys learned, via confession from their client, of Mr. Logan's innocence, assuming there was nothing they could do, being ensnared in the rules of attorney/client privilege, they secreted a letter away containing the details.
The letter was recently made public, with a judge's permission. The question is, will Mr. Logan be set free? It seems, in this case, there isn't an unobstructed path to his release from prison.
For the original story, click here.
As of yesterday, Friday, April 18, 2008, Alton Logan, after appearing in court, was granted a new trial and has been released after his family posted $1,000 bail on his behalf. Mr. Logan's future is still unclear.
From the article:
It would be up to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office to prosecute the case because of a conflict of interest for the Cook County State's Attorney's office. Madigan's spokeswoman, Robyn Ziegler, said no decision had been made about a retrial.
"We will carefully review all the evidence in the case and then decide the appropriate next step," she said.
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at 18:09 on April 13th, 2008
Karen Hatter, I like this story. It's good stuff. Thanks for sharing this very important story with NP. It is my opinion that the guise of "Attorney-Client Privilege" often does not fit well in a system of law allegedly designed for "Justice". It's unfortunate that Mr. Logan is a victim of it. "GS"!
at 08:10 on April 14th, 2008
This is beyond a miscarriage of justice. Thanks for the flag, Rhonda.
at 14:02 on April 14th, 2008
Karen - I agree, and you are very welcome!
at 11:41 on April 19th, 2008
More like a total breakdown of justice.
at 11:42 on April 19th, 2008
I agree, Jordan! Thanks for the flag.
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djermanoat 16:46 on April 19th, 2008
Mr. Logan is but one of thousands of examples to the corrupt Justice System in America. Certainly its nothing but an Organized Crime Syndicate. All the Supreme Court Justices should be Impeached and the American people given the right to vote Justices in and out of their positions. People say there is no Dictatorship in America? One only needs to see the Supreme Court and its Affiliate Courts in action throughout our land which we are captivated by corrupt political appointments. How is it the right of the Supreme Court to Select the President of the United States? How is it the right of the President of the United States to select judges? We are in a dictatorship, thousands have been killed by Bush? Clearly those so called Judges on the Supreme Court are just as responsible for the lie to go to War. American people never hear opinions from judges on what they think of the President and his job while in office. Why is that? Why isn't there more dissenting opinions from Supreme Court Justices in concern to Presidential blunders? Because they know they are as guilty. Where is real honesty in America? When will a man or woman admit they are wrong? WHERE? No=where because of the corrupt nature of democracy itself. George Bush and Father have no trouble sleeping at night? They think they have done nothing wrong in their service to America? They believe they are without consequences? They are a fallacy, a fantasy, an illusion, and a disparaging stain on the character and high promise for justice in America. Give the people the power, and let our decisions lead our country to the promise land. Not life time appointed Supreme Court Criminals in robes, appointed by gangster Presidential Politicians. I hope the best for Mr. Logan. I only wish we could give him back the 26 years they took from him.