Alton Logan Files 26 Year Wrongful Conviction Lawsuit Against The City of Chicago and Jon Burge
We previously reported Alton Logan, who was convicted in 1983 of shooting a security guard at McDonald's, had been issued a certificate of innocence by Chief Judge Paul Biebel Jr. in the Cook County Circuit Court. Logan was convicted by a jury, but two attorneys last year revealed his innocence. A client of theirs had admitted to them that he had committed the crime, however, they could not come forward until that client passed away in 2007.
As predicted, Logan has now filed a lawsuit. According to the complaint filed in the United Stated District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Logan alleges Jon Burge and other officers withheld material evidence that would have proved his innocence.
Noticeably absent from the lawsuit are any allegations against Dale Coventry or Jamie Kunz., the lawyers who have admitted to withholding information that would have exonerated Logan and prevented his alleged "wrongful conviction" from ever occurring.
Jon Loevy of Loevy & Loevy has filed the lawsuit on behalf of Alton Logan.
More to follow on this case
