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Wrongful Conviction
Chicago, IL: (Jan-08-08) The family of Dan Young brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging it was responsible for the death of the mentally challenged man. The suit claimed that Young spent 12 1/2 years in prison for murder and sexual assault, only to die in a hit-and-run accident 15 months after the charges against him were dropped. The suit revolved around Young's conviction of the sexual assault and murder of Kathy Morgan, whose body was found in October 1990 in an abandoned Englewood building where a fire had been set in an apparent attempt to conceal the crime.
Records stated that Morgan was impaled with two wooden rods, one of which punctured her lung. There was a bite mark on her breast. Two years later, Young, then 31, was implicated by a career criminal who had confessed to the Morgan murder. Young also confessed after being taken into custody. But, his trial attorney tried to suppress the confession on grounds of physical coercion as well as Young's limited mental capacity to voluntarily waive his Miranda rights. Young was released from prison on Jan. 31, 2005. Fifteen months later, he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The wrongful conviction lawsuit he filed before his death was re-filed by Young's brother. As part of a settlement reached, the city agreed to pay the family $700,000 to resolve the lawsuit. [CHICAGO SUN TIMES: WRONGFUL CONVICTION]
Published on Jan-9-08
Records stated that Morgan was impaled with two wooden rods, one of which punctured her lung. There was a bite mark on her breast. Two years later, Young, then 31, was implicated by a career criminal who had confessed to the Morgan murder. Young also confessed after being taken into custody. But, his trial attorney tried to suppress the confession on grounds of physical coercion as well as Young's limited mental capacity to voluntarily waive his Miranda rights. Young was released from prison on Jan. 31, 2005. Fifteen months later, he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The wrongful conviction lawsuit he filed before his death was re-filed by Young's brother. As part of a settlement reached, the city agreed to pay the family $700,000 to resolve the lawsuit. [
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