23 years after judicial misconduct, ex-gang leader freed -- chicagotribune.com: "23 years after judicial misconduct, ex-gang leader freed
A bribe-taking judge sentenced Nathson Fields to die in 1986. In 2009: 'Not guilty'
By Matthew Walberg | Tribune reporter
April 9, 2009
The courtroom was silent Wednesday when Circuit Judge Vincent Gaughan acquitted Nathson Fields of murder, a quiet final act for an infamous murder case involving judicial corruption unprecedented even for Chicago's sordid history of graft and greed.
Years ago, a trial judge had taken a $10,000 bribe to fix this very case for Fields, a convicted killer and former El Rukn gang leader.
Wednesday, when Gaughan swiftly acquitted him of the gang hit, the 55-year-old Fields slowly walked over to his family, hugging his brother, Nathaniel, whose tears streamed down his cheeks."
Criminal politics in Chicago???? Impassable isn't it?
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