DNA exonerates Chicago man who spent 12 years in prison for rape

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2008-05-29 18:55

Story here. Excerpt:

"Cage became the 29th Illinoisan to be exonerated by DNA evidence. He was convicted in 1996 and sentenced to 40 years in prison for the rape of a 15-year-old girl.

Yesterday, Chief Criminal Court Judge Paul Biebel dismissed the conviction at the request of the Cook County state's attorney's office. Cage was released from Illinois River Correctional Center in Canton and went straight to his mother's home for an all-night celebration with family."

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The story is really incomplete but at least he was quoted as saying he wasn't mad at anybody for the royal shafting he got from the state.

Anyone in that situation should be more than a little annoyed.

Nothing mentioned about monetary compensation so he could wind up homeless and on the street.

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Submitted by Luek on Sat, 2008-05-31 02:59