(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A Chicago man was released from prison on Monday, more than 30-years after he was wrongfully convicted of murder.
Hilton Keller spent 33 years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit.
He was convicted of the armed robbery and murder of Ollie Jones in May of 1991, but Keller's attorneys say there's evidence another man, who's now deceased, committed the killing and that Keller received an unfair trial when the prosecution failed to hand over certain evidence.
“In the 20 years I have been working on wrongful convictions, I have never seen a more egregious case of framing an innocent man,” Keller’s defense lawyer, Stuart Chanen, said in a statement. “It would have taken just ten minutes of actual police work to determine that Keller was innocent.”
The now 52-year-old may be out of prison after a judge vacated his sentence, but his fight isn't over.
“While I am thrilled to be out, I am also not done,” Keller said in a statement. “I will keep fighting in court until I am declared innocent and my name is cleared.”
The Cook County State's Attorney's office has 30 days to decide if they want to retry the case.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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