Michael Ward's conviction in the 2013 murder of Hadiya Pendleton is overturned; he gets a new trial.

The conviction of Micheail Ward, charged in the 2013 murder of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton in Chicago, has been overturned. Ward was initially sentenced to 84 years in prison but will receive a new trial after an Illinois Appellate Court and the state Supreme Court found issues with his confession and the exclusion of expert testimony on false confessions. The case garnered national attention due to Pendleton's shooting near where she had performed at President Obama's inauguration.

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