Brian Beals spent 35 years behind bars for the 1988 murder of a Demetrius Campbell, 6, and injuring his mother Valerie Campbell in Englewood.
"Beals was the intended target of the gunfire that hit the Campbells, but in a mystifying twist of fate, within minutes, he went from being a would-be homicide victim to the lone suspect accused of shooting the Campbells," said Romanucci & Blandin, who represent Beals.
He was convicted in January 1990, the conviction was largely based on witness testimony.
A judge vacated his conviction in December 2023 after Beals' attorneys presented new evidence.
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Romanucci & Blandin, LLC and Hart McLaughlin & Eldridge, LLC represent Beals in his civil litigationagainst the City of Chicago.