Man acquitted in nearly 30-year-old West Side murder case tied to ex-detective accused of misconduct

Man acquitted in nearly 30-year-old West Side murder case tied to ex-detective accused of misconduct

Bernard Williams (center) walks out of Cook County Jail in 2019 on $10,000 bond after a Illinois Appellate Court overturned his conviction.Matthew Hendrickson/Sun-Times A man convicted of murder nearly 30 years ago when he was a teenager has been acquitted in a new trial ordered because of questions about his confession and the testimony of a lone witness.Jurors found Bernard Williams, 44, not guilty after only a few hours of deliberations in h…