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Update:
March 18, 2010
Today, over the State's persistent objections, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Clayton Crane ordered DNA testing on the Domino's Pizza hat found at the scene of the murder of Lula Mae Woods. The prosecution has always maintained that this hat belonged to the perpetrator of the crime. DNA testing will now help confirm or deny Corey Batchelor and Kevin Bailey's claims that their confessions were false.
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Update:
July 8, 2010
It's been four months since DNA testing was ordered for Corey Batchelor, but it still hasn't started. What happened? The State's Attorney's office refused to comply with the order and instead attempted to appeal it. Where the order requiring the DNA testing was far from conclusive -- all it did was give the opportunity for all parties involved to learn more about the most crucial piece of evidence in the case -- the State's continued objections were confusing at best. More importantly, its attempts to appeal were also legally impermissible as Illinois Supreme Court case law clearly held that the State had no right to appeal these orders. Although the State pushed forward with litigation, the CWCY convinced the Illinois Appellate Court to dismiss the appeal. On June 29, 2010, the CWCY prevailed again in the Illinois Supreme Court. It looks like DNA testing will finally begin to go forward after almost a year of fighting.
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