April 26th Court Hearing Could Bring Ronald Kliner Closer to a New Trial.

A hearing in a Rolling Meadows courthouse on Friday, April 26th could potentially become a major turning point in the efforts of Ron Kliner to reverse his wrongful conviction and win his freedom.

It's been nearly two years since Ron moved to have his conviction overturned due to clear Brady violations by the trial prosecutors, who withheld evidence that may well have lead jurors to question the veracity of a key prosecution witness, former CPD Officer John F. Apel. Since the jury never saw this evidence, they were unaware that, among other things, Apel was being investigated by Internal Affairs, and was being sued for embezzling an elderly woman's estate. Had this information been made available by the prosecution, and it was presented in court, it's very possible that Ron would never have been convicted.

In the two years since Ron requested a Brady hearing, there has been little to no response from the Cook County State's Attorney's office on this.

On April 26th, Judge Cataldo will be hearing a recently filed pro-se motion from Ron. The motion asks for a default judgment to be issued against the Cook County State's Attorney's office if they again fail to address Ron's request for a Brady hearing.

If granted, the remedies can range from setting a date on which Cook County State's Attorney's office must respond; to issuing a subpoena to Officer Apel requiring he testify before a hearing concerning the Brady violations; up to vacating Ron's conviction and ordering a new trial.

Clearly there is a lot at stake with this hearing.

Please let others know about this, and if you can, come to court and show your support for Ron and for justice.

When:

Friday, April 26th, 2019
9:00 AM

Where:

Judge Joseph M. Cataldo
Third Municipal District Courthouse
2121 Euclid Avenue
Room 109*
Rolling Meadows , IL 60008

*Rooms sometimes change so also check the assigned rooms at the courthouse