Nenye Uche's Legal Cases (2)

Civil rights

Estate Of Cockerham v. City Of Chicago

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OUTCOME: $1.18 million

Attorney Uche represented the estate of a young man who was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Officer. The Chicago Police claimed the young man had a gun and pointed it at the police officer. The C ... hicago police also claimed to have recovered the gun on scene. During the jury trial, Attorney Uche successfully demonstrated to the jury, using expert witnesses, that the gun was planted after the shooting and that the young man never had a gun and was shot unjustly.

Criminal defense

People v. Litwin

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OUTCOME: Case Dismissed; 10-year sentence thrown out

Attorney Uche appealed the case of a teacher who was convicted and sentenced to a 10-year-prison sentence for drug trafficking. Attorney Uche demonstrated to the Illinois Appellate Court that the poli ... ce officer had improperly conducted an illegal traffic stop on his client and that the police video tape that captured the incident had been tampered with. Read more about the case here: https://courts.illinois.gov/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2015/3rdDistrict/3140429.pdf

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