Legal Opinion
Terrance Thompson v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 10, 2013No. 10-2951, 11-2883PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Terrance Thompson was convicted of a state gun crime based entirely on the testimony of officers from the Chicago Police Department’s Special Operations Section (“SOS”). He maintained that they fabricated the case against him by planting a gun in the vicinity of his stop and arrest. While he was serving his sentence, the Cook County State’s Attorney uncovered widespread corruption in the SOS, implicating the officers who testified against him. Thompson moved to vacate his conviction and dismiss the case. The State’s Attorney agreed to this relief because the officers were…
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