Homicide conviction of man who spent 12 years in jail overturned – as a result of key witness was legally blind
The homicide conviction of a Chicago man who has spent 12 years behind bars has been overturned - as a result of a key eyewitness was legally blind.Darien Harris, 30, was discovered responsible after a 2011 capturing left 23-year-old Rondell Moore lifeless and one other particular person significantly injured.
Harris, who's black, was 18 on the time and has all the time maintained his innocence.He will now face a brand new trial, his lawyer says, after his conviction was vacated."Mr Harris has spent 12 years wrongfully imprisoned, having been arrested when he was just 18," the Exoneration Project stated.
"His conviction was secured almost solely through the testimony of a blind eyewitness, who the court repeatedly referred to as credible when wrongfully convicting Mr Harris."...
