The Real Story Behind the Wrongful Conviction of an Innocent Man: Maeceo Dickey
Since Maeceo Dickey's wrongful conviction, he has undergone brutal beatings from the correction officers as a form of retaliation, subjected to unfair treatment, violations of his civil rights and more.
On April 21, 2006, Maeceo was picked up for substance abuse. He was immediately processed and transported to Cook County Department of Corrections where Maeceo was housed with the very same gang members responsible for brutally beating one of Maeceo's family members to death, simply for asking them not to loiter outside of his residence.
While awaiting his court date, a riot transpired, during which a correctional officer was assaulted. Maeceo Dickey was falsely accused of the assault and sentenced to 100 years of imprisonment.
With such a lengthy sentence, one would presume that there was a preponderance of evidence against Maeceo - there is not. The correctional officer was unable to identify his assailant and therefore the wrongful conviction hinged solely on the questionable inmate hearsay who received time-cuts and/or monetary compensation for their false testimony.
Through the representation of the State Appellate Defender, Maeceo appealed the decision and counts were vacated resulting in his sentence being reduced to 40 years in 2010.
Maeceo has maintained his innocence from the onset and seeks resources to pursue post-conviction relief, which will exonerate him.
On April 21, 2006, Maeceo was picked up for substance abuse. He was immediately processed and transported to Cook County Department of Corrections where Maeceo was housed with the very same gang members responsible for brutally beating one of Maeceo's family members to death, simply for asking them not to loiter outside of his residence.
While awaiting his court date, a riot transpired, during which a correctional officer was assaulted. Maeceo Dickey was falsely accused of the assault and sentenced to 100 years of imprisonment.
With such a lengthy sentence, one would presume that there was a preponderance of evidence against Maeceo - there is not. The correctional officer was unable to identify his assailant and therefore the wrongful conviction hinged solely on the questionable inmate hearsay who received time-cuts and/or monetary compensation for their false testimony.
Through the representation of the State Appellate Defender, Maeceo appealed the decision and counts were vacated resulting in his sentence being reduced to 40 years in 2010.
Maeceo has maintained his innocence from the onset and seeks resources to pursue post-conviction relief, which will exonerate him.
