The Brief
- A Cook County judge refused to release a Chicago man who’s spent 30 years behind bars for a murder he claims he didn’t commit.
- The judge said he can’t legally order Gomez’s release before deciding if the case qualifies for a new trial.
- Gomez’s family says they’ll keep pushing for accountability and his release.
CHICAGO – A judge on Wednesday refused to release Elias Gomez, a Chicago man convicted of murder in 1995, during a court hearing about whether his case should move toward a new trial.
What we know:
Gomez has been locked up for nearly three decades after a 1995 murder conviction. He appeared by video from prison for the hearing at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse at 26th Street and California Avenue. …