Chicago police scrubbed evidence that could have helped clear a man convicted of the murder of off-duty Officer Clifton Lewis, a new court filing alleges.
Chicago police scrubbed evidence that could have helped clear a man convicted of the murder of off-duty Officer Clifton Lewis, and kept further evidence hidden from both prosecutors and defense attorneys, a new court filing alleges.of the murder in 2019 but is still awaiting sentencing, want an order from a judge letting them inspect police files directly, instead of relying on what police have turned over to attorneys.
“CPD has provided no explanation as to why the exculpatory text messages were seemingly scrubbed from ,” the filing states. “CPD has certainly provided no explanation as to why CPD withheld the doctored report from both the prosecution and the defense.” The newly unearthed report on Rivera’s phone does show the content of her texts — however, it does not show any texts or calls between her and Villa in the days leading up to and after the shooting. The logical conclusion is that police deleted those texts from the report altogether, Villa’s attorneys argue.
The casket is carried from the church following funeral services for slain Chicago police Officer Clifton Lewis on Jan. 5, 2012.
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