Chicago man released after spending nearly 20 years in prison for murder that his twin brother later confessed to committing
CHICAGO -- A Chicago man was released from custody Tuesday night after spending nearly 20 years in prison for a murder his twin brother confessed to committing.He's free now because his twin brother, Karl Smith, claims he actually pulled the trigger in a 2003 shooting on the North Side that killed a rival gang member and injured another at Sheridan Road and Argyle Street in Uptown.
Smith is already serving a 99-year sentence for a violent home invasion in which a child was shot in the head. In 2018, a judge said Smith's confession was not credible, saying he'd been denied an appeal and stood no chance of being released. The judge also denied Dugar a new trial. But the Northwest Center of Wrongful Convictions appealed Dugar's case. Another judge reviewed it, and, Tuesday morning, said Dugar should be released.
Dugar's attorney said he hopes a new trial will never come, and instead the Cook County State's Attorney's Office will review the evidence and agree to throw it out.Dugar was met by family members at Cook County Jail.
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