So what happens when the "wrongfully convicted" is released and then a witness finally steps forward to say, "Uh, you had the right guy in the first place"?
- In the Danville state penitentiary, a man named Alstory Simon is serving 37 years for committing a double murder. It is a crime Anthony Porter was originally convicted of and came within two days of being executed.
Now, there are new accusations of misconduct against some of those who worked to get Porter free and Simon behind bars.
"I seen Tony Porter do it, I looked right in his face and I seen him, seen his long braids, he's got a tattoo in his face, I seen everything," said witness Ray Brown.
It's things like this that just convince us that Cook County justice is impossible to come by and the system itself is broken, possibly beyond repair.