prepare for the table County State...
prepare for the table County State's Attorney Richard A. Devine solicits that Cook County Presiding Criminal Court justice Paul P. Biebel Jr. appoint an master-hand to determine if there was legally still time to investigate allegations of torture at former Chicago Police Department Commander Jon Burge and officers in his unit. Devine's impel came after a group of lawyers and activists filed a petition asking for the special prosecutor. According to advocates, at least 66 the public mostly African American, allege that Burge and officers below his command inflicted beatings, death threats, electric shogs and chokings to elicit confessions. COPYRIGHT 2002 Community Renewal Society COPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group
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