Chicago Jury Awards Juan Johnson $21 Million In Alleged Wrongful Conviction Case
A federal jury in Chicago has awarded $21 million to Juan Johnson, who spent nearly 12 years in
prison for a murder he says he did not commit. Johnson was convicted with his brother of killing a man outside a Humboldt Park night club back in 1989 when Johnson was 19 years old. Johnson was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Johnson was able to convince the court to grant him a new trial and he was re-tried and acquitted in 2004. In his civil suit, Johnson claimed that Chicago detective Reynaldo Guevara framed him for the murder by convincing four witnesses to identify him. Johnson was represented by Jon Loevy from the law firm of Loevy & Loevy. Detective Guevara and the City of Chicago were represented by attorney Jim Sotos. THERE IS A LOT MORE TO THIS STORY . . . MORE TO FOLLOW
