Leroy Orange was born on 20 July 1950 in Chicago, Illinois. On 12 January 1984 Orange was arrested along with his half-brother, Leonard Kidd, for the murder of four persons (Ricardo Pedro, 25, Michelle Jointer, 30, Renee Coleman, 27, and Coleman's 10-year-old son, Tony) at 1553 W 91st Street in Chicago's South sideBrainerdneighborhood based on false accusations by Kidd. Leroy Orange was convicted on the basis of a confession he gave after being tortured in Chicago's Area 2 police station under the direction of Commander Jon Burge. Leroy confessed to a murder after police placed a plastic bag over his head and applied electric shocks to his testicles. Burge was thrown off the force in 1993 for directing the torture of scores of people in custody.[1][2][3]
Orange eventually confessed to the murders after twelve hours of interrogation and alleged torture at the hands of Chicago PoliceLieutenantJon Burge.[4] At trial, despite Kidd's testimony on the witness stand that he had acted alone, Orange was convicted due in a large part to representation by Earl Washington, a privateattorney retained by Orange's family accused of gross incompetence during the trial.[citation needed]
leroy, orange, born, july, 1950, chicago, illinois, january, 1984, orange, arrested, along, with, half, brother, leonard, kidd, murder, four, persons, ricardo, pedro, michelle, jointer, renee, coleman, coleman, year, tony, 1553, 91st, street, chicago, south, s. Leroy Orange was born on 20 July 1950 in Chicago Illinois On 12 January 1984 Orange was arrested along with his half brother Leonard Kidd for the murder of four persons Ricardo Pedro 25 Michelle Jointer 30 Renee Coleman 27 and Coleman s 10 year old son Tony at 1553 W 91st Street in Chicago s South side Brainerd neighborhood based on false accusations by Kidd Leroy Orange was convicted on the basis of a confession he gave after being tortured in Chicago s Area 2 police station under the direction of Commander Jon Burge Leroy confessed to a murder after police placed a plastic bag over his head and applied electric shocks to his testicles Burge was thrown off the force in 1993 for directing the torture of scores of people in custody 1 2 3 Orange eventually confessed to the murders after twelve hours of interrogation and alleged torture at the hands of Chicago Police Lieutenant Jon Burge 4 At trial despite Kidd s testimony on the witness stand that he had acted alone Orange was convicted due in a large part to representation by Earl Washington a private attorney retained by Orange s family accused of gross incompetence during the trial citation needed After several appeals that were being forestalled on technicalities the Bluhm Legal Clinic Director Thomas F Geraghty and clinic students entered the case On 10 January 2003 Illinois Governor George Ryan granted Orange a full pardon based on innocence criticizing prosecutors and the judiciary for relying on procedural technicalities at the exclusion of the quest for truth 5 Leroy Orange was subsequently arrested for attempting to sell crack cocaine to an undercover police officer 6 See also EditList of wrongful convictions in the United StatesReferences Edit Former Chicago Police Cmdr Jon Burge tied to torture cases has died Chicago Sun Times September 19 2018 Retrieved September 19 2018 Jon Burge disgraced former CPD commander dead at 70 ABC Chicago September 19 2018 Retrieved September 19 2018 Jon Burge Disgraced Former Police Commander Dies at 70 WTTW TV September 19 2018 Retrieved September 20 2018 Amendment to House Bill 765 Illinois General Assembly 2007 03 27 Archived from the original on 2012 03 08 Retrieved 2007 10 02 Center on Wrongful Convictions Leroy Orange Cook County judge still faces claims in torture caseExternal links EditNorthwestern University Center on Wrongful Convictions Article This American law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leroy Orange amp oldid 931065062, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
