Politics & Government
Jailed Man Fighting To Have Case Reheard After Witness Admits To Lying
Not a shred of evidence pointed to him. He was convicted anyway.
CHICAGO (CBS) — “Everything. I missed everything. I missed everything,” he said. Bannister spoke with CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey from Stateville Correctional Center, a maximum security state prison for men.
He was amazed by the Zoom call. He is amazed by most technology, actually. That is because he has been wearing a blue jumpsuit as the evolving world passed him by for most of his life. Bullet casings, shattered glass, droplets of blood were meticulously documented at the scene. Not a shred of evidence pointed to him. The only thing that did — or the only person who did — was a 12-year-old boy, who now admits to lying.
