Prosecutors drop charges in Clifton Lewis cop-killing case plagued with allegations of police, prosecutorial misconduct
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Prosecutors dropped charges on Wednesday against two defendants who were charged with murder in the 2011 shooting death of an off-duty Chicago police officer, turning the page on a years-long court battle that has been dogged in recent months with accusations of misconduct on behalf of the police and prosecutors who handled the case.by two masked men in December 2011 while working a second job as security at a West Side convenience store.
Colon had been awaiting a new trial after his conviction was thrown out by an Illinois appellate court, which said his constitutional rights were violated when police continued questioning him after he indicated he wanted a lawyer. A Cook County judge and an appellate court agreed that the statements should be thrown out. Clay had yet to go to trial, and remained incarcerated for more than 10 years while his case was pending.
The case was dropped as defense attorneys sought to call assistant state’s attorneys Andrew Varga and Nancy Adduci to give testimony about their handling of the case. Earlier this year, the Cook County state’s attorney’s office took Varga and Adduci off the case and
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