All Rise: The Media Is Now in Session
Examining the Media's Hand in Convicting the Innocent

A WRONGFUL CONVICTION NEWS REPORT

In 1987, as Charles Reynard stepped into his role as McLean County State's Attorney, a prescient article landed on desks across Illinois' legal community. Its title read like a warning shot: "The Epidemic of Prosecutorial Courtroom Misconduct in Illinois: Is It Time to Start Prosecuting the Prosecutors?"