Attorneys for final defendant charged in murder of CPD officer Clifton Lewis argue judge is biased, but fail in bid to replace him
Chicago police officers salute their fallen comrade outside United Missionary Baptist Church after the funeral service for Officer Clifton Lewis in Chicago on Jan. 5, 2012.
Alexander Villa, 35, appeared in court Thursday with his attorneys, who are seeking a new trial, arguing that new evidence has come to light pointing to Villa’s innocence. A jury convicted him of Lewis’ murder in 2019, but he has not been sentenced.against Villa’s two co-defendants, Colon and Clay, after months of contentious hearings and a labor-intensive process by the city to try to comply with discovery obligations.
An assistant state’s attorney told a judge that “after a thorough and exhaustive review of evidence,” prosecutors did not believe they could meet their burden at trial. The motion alleges that Linn has berated Villa’s lawyers and “instructed the State not to comply with discovery requests.”“Initially, Judge Linn had all matters related to Villa’s case on the record,” the motion said. “Once Villa’s case started getting widespread media attention, Judge Linn routinely had off-the-record meetings in his chambers to discuss substantive matters before having the parties appear on the record.
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