Dukes v. Washburn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM DUKES, Plaintiff, Case No. 21-cv-3672 v. Judge Mary M. Rowland CHICAGO POLICE SERGEANT JAMES WASHBURN, #20372, et al. Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This case arises from two tragic murders. In 1993, Marilyn Williams and her eight-year-old granddaughter, Lucy, were murdered. Years later, Plaintiff William Dukes was arrested, tried, and convicted for their murders in Illinois state court. After the appellate court vacated his conviction, the State re-tried Plaintiff, and the re-trial resulted in his…