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Man convicted in 1993 Brown’s Chicken Massacre denied new hearing
A judge denied a new hearing for James Degorski, who was convicted in the 1993 Brown’s Chicken Massacre, Thursday. Degorski and his legal team were pushing for a hearing “into claims of errors during his 2009 trial, including allegations that a key prosecution witness may have lied on the stand to receive reward money,” according to the Tribune. Cook County judge Vincent Gaughan disagreed with the defense team’s claim that Degorski’s rights were violated in his trial. [Tribune]
