County will pay $17 million to settle lawsuit accusing former Cook County state’s attorneys of railroading Jackie Wilson in the 1982 murders of two Chicago police officers.
Jackie Wilson passes the day near Chicago while the Cook County Board approved a $17 million settlement is his case on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The Cook County Board voted Thursday to pay $17 million to a Chicago man exonerated in the 1982 killings of two on-duty police officers.
Now 63, Wilson spent more than three decades in prison before charges were dropped at his third trial in 2020; he later received a The settlement — which does not come with an admission of wrongdoing — is a rare move for the state’s attorney’s office. Prosecutors are often dismissed from wrongful conviction lawsuits because they have near-absolute immunity from such legal actions. Exceptions can be made when their acts are not related to advocating for the prosecution, such as acting as an investigator or serving as a witness.
Former Cook County Assistant State’s Attorneys Nicholas Trutenko, left, and Andrew Horvat listen during an evidentiary hearing on misconduct charges related to the Jackie Wilson prosecution on Nov. 7, 2023, at the courthouse in Rolling Meadows.
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