An appeals court panel ruled the trial judge unlawfully barred Wyndham Lathem from speaking to his attorney during an overnight recess in the trial.
CHICAGO -- An Illinois Appellate Court panel on Friday reversed the conviction of former Northwestern University professor Wyndham Lathem, who was found guilty of stabbing his boyfriend, Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, to death in 2017 as part of a sexual fantasy hatched in an online chatroom.
After his direct testimony, but before his cross-examination, Cook County Judge Charles Burns told Lathem that he could not speak to his attorneys during an overnight recess.Illinois Appellate Court Justices Sharon Johnson, David Navarro and Mary Mikva ruled on Friday that Burns' ruling violated Lathem's Sixth Amendment right to consult his attorney.
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