The Walter Ogrod Case
This is another case that was recommended to me that surprisingly I had never heard of, even considering all of the things that have been in the news the last few months and days. Researching this case also opened the door to several other cases to research as it appears that the current prosecutor in Philadelphia, Larry Krasner, has uncovered “gross misconduct” in many cases that took place in the city. Actually I found my way to an exoneration website and it appears that this is occurring all over the country. Apparently several drug cases out of Chicago have been thrown out and convictions overturned and thrown out due to the misconduct of a police officer who was found to have doctors results. It is not exactly clear what happened to cause Krasner to look into past cases but I have to say that he is looking to be one of the “good guys.” I can only imagine the gruff he is likely taking however. A new division has been created called The Conviction Integ...