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Barton McNeil

Barton McNeil Incident Year: 1998 Jurisdiction: McLean County, IllinoisCharge: Murder/Intent to Kill/InjureSentence: 100 yearsYear of Conviction: 1999Contributing Causes: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Faulty ForensicsRepresentation: Illinois Innocence Project  On June 15th, 1998, a divorced father, Barton Monroe McNeil, also known as Bart, had custody of his daughter Christina for …

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Patrick Pursley

Patrick Pursley Incident Year:  1993Jurisdiction: Winnebago County, IllinoisCharge: Murder/Intent to Kill/InjureSentence: Life without ParoleYear of Conviction: 1994Contributing Causes: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Unreliable or Improper Forensics, Jailhouse InformantsRepresentation: Jenner & Block  In 1994, Patrick Pursley was wrongfully convicted of murder in an apparent robbery. Despite irrefutable evidence, the …

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