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BEAMAN v. FREESMEYER

(Docket No. 125617).

183 N.E.3d 767 (2021)

2021 IL 125617

Alan BEAMAN, Appellant, v. Tim FREESMEYER et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied September 27, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Shapiro and Locke E. Bowman , of Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, and Jeffrey Urdangen , of Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, both of Chicago, for appellant.

Thomas G. DiCianni , Kathleen M. Kunkle , and Mary Jean Dolan , of Ancel Glink, P.C., of Chicago, for appellees.

James I. Kaplan , Thomas J. McDonell , and Hailey A. Varner , of Quarles & Brady LLP, of Chicago, for amicus curiae The Innocence Network.

Tamara L. Cummings , of Western Springs, for amici curiae Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council et al.

OPINION

¶ 1 In 1995, plaintiff Alan Beaman was convicted of the murder of his former girlfriend, Jennifer Lockmiller, and sentenced to a term of 50 years' imprisonment. After Beaman had served more than 13 years in prison, this court overturned his conviction because...

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