[Chicago] City Lawyer Who Hid Evidence In Police Shooting Case Resigns, Reports Say

[Loren Pechtel]

From the standpoint of using the evidence at a criminal trial, yes, it's inadmissible. That doesn't mean that a self-defense shooting suddenly becomes wrong because the traffic stop was improper.

The shooting might be justifiable. The lying and concealing evidence are not.

If the police lied in their sworn statements, they committed perjury. If the Prosecutor concealed evidence, he committed prosecutorial misconduct. Both actions are against the law because both undermine the fair and just application of the law.

Just because you like an outcome doesn't mean whatever steps were taken to insure that outcome are acceptable.

If he lied I have no problem with prosecuting for perjury. What I'm saying is that it doesn't seem like the lies have anything to do with the decision to shoot and thus should not have any bearing on that trial.