POST: "Prosecutors and defence attorneys agree on conditions of Del Prete's release," by Amanda Westrich, posted by the Medill Justice Project of Northwestern University on April 28, 2014.
GIST: "Prosecutors and lawyers for Jennifer Del Prete agreed today on conditions for her release on bond, paving the way for her imminent release from prison after serving nearly a decade for a murder she said she didn’t commit. While they have submitted an agreed proposal to U.S. District Court Judge Matthew F. Kennelly, the conditions of that proposal aren’t known and they could change because it is up to the judge to approve the conditions. Both parties are scheduled to appear at a status hearing Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in downtown Chicago. “We’re hopeful that the judge accepts it,” said Patrick W. Blegen, Del Prete’s lead attorney. The state Attorney General’s Office, which did not oppose Del Prete’s release, declined to comment. Last Monday, in a ruling he called “rare,” Kennelly ordered Del Prete be released from prison after posting bond while the courts address her claims, which could take years.........Del Prete’s attorneys filed a state Brady claim in May 2013 and a federal Brady claim this past February, accusing the state of withholding key evidence. The evidence centered on a 2003 letter written by a police detective in Del Prete’s case, which was discovered by The Medill Justice Project and published as part of its investigation last year. In that letter, Police Commander Kenneth Kroll said the forensic pathologist who performed the infant’s autopsy had significant doubts about whether the day care worker had violently shaken the child in what is known as shaken-baby syndrome or abusive head trauma."
The entire post can be found at:
http://www.medilljusticeproject.org/2014/04/28/prosecutors-and-defense-attorneys-agree-on-conditions-of-del-pretes-release/
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