The suit asks for compensation and punitive damages against each officer and prosecutor involved in this case.
James Soto and David Ayala sue Chicago authorities for wrongful 1981 murder convictions after 42 years in prison.
In the lawsuit, James Soto's lawyers explain how police allegedly coerced confessions to implicate Soto and his cousin after ...
Soto and his cousin, David Ayala, were convicted of murdering a Marine and a teenager. At the time of their conviction, there ...
Ayala was facing multiple charges, alongside his co-assailant Jzamir Keys, 17, for the 2023 murder of Andreas Probst.
A man wrongfully imprisoned for over 40 years will file a lawsuit Tuesday against Chicago police, several Cook County prosecutors, Cook County and the city of Chicago, his lawyers said.
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Jesus Ayala, 19, was ordered to a Nevada psychiatric hospital Wednesday for treatment to restore his competency, Chief Deputy Public Defender David Westbrook told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A disturbing case of animal hoarding in the Baden neighborhood has led to the rescue of over 20 dogs and the seizure of ...
Antony Alves Santos scored in the second half to help the Portland Timbers earn a 1-1 draw with the Seattle Sounders in a ...
Jesus Ayala, accused of killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash last year, was found not competent to face the charges ...
The longest-serving exonerated man in Illinois history is expected to file a lawsuit on Tuesday. In 1981, Jimmy Soto was ...