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Wrice v. Burge

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided September 25, 2015No. 14 C 5934PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge

In May 1983, Stanley Wrice (“Wrice”) was convicted of a violent rape and sentenced to 100 years in prison. Over thirty years later, in December 2013, a state judge granted Wrice a new trial on the ground that two police officers working under Jon Burge’s command had tortured Wrice into confessing. The state then moved to dismiss its case against Wrice.

Wrice has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the two police officers who allegedly tortured him (John Byrne and Peter Dignan); their commanding officers (Jon…

2Cases cited45 opinions

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Patrick v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2016
  2. Anderson v. City Of RockfordDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  3. Johnson v. City of RockfordDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2019
  4. Kuri v. FolinoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018
  5. Kuri v. FolinoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2018

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