COLEMAN v. CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS

No. 18-1742.

925 F.3d 336 (2019)

Christopher COLEMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 24, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Mazur , Attorney, Uptown People's Law Center, Steven Edwards Art , Attorney, D. Samuel Heppell , Attorney, Debra Loevy , Attorney, Jon C. Loevy , Attorney, Elliot Slosar, Attorney, Loevy & Loevy, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Laura M. Ranum , Attorney, James G. Sotos , Attorney, Jeffrey R. Kivetz, Esq. , Attorney, Lisa M. Meador , Attorney, Sara J. Schroeder , Attorney, Sotos Law Firm, P.C., Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before Ripple, Manion, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.


Almost twenty-five years ago, a jury convicted Christopher Coleman of armed robbery, home invasion, residential burglary, and aggravated sexual assault. Three witnesses linked Coleman to the crimes, and their identifications were the key evidence leading to his conviction. The court sentenced Coleman to sixty years' imprisonment...

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