Illinois Supreme Court rules (murder) trial violated due process

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Illinois Supreme Court rules Rockford native's (murder) trial violated due process

Murder conviction overturned

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the conviction of Alan Beaman, the Rockford native convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 1993.

Beaman, now 35, remains incarcerated at the Dixon Correctional Center, where he is serving a 50-year sentence. Karen Daniel, an attorney representing him, said his defense team would seek his release as soon as possible.

The high court's seven justices unanimously concluded that the state violated his "constitutional right to due process of law" by failing to disclose certain evidence that might have been favorable to Beaman's defense, and they remanded his case to trial court for further proceedings.

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Beaman long has maintained his innocence, claiming he couldn't have been at her apartment near Illinois State University in Normal at the time the state says he was there.

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Something to think about the next time any one reads a news headline stating "state executes convicted murderer".