Shook Partners John Lyons and David Haase handled key aspects of litigation
for eight years.
PHILADELPHIA, March 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas vacated
the murder convictions of three young men wrongly convicted in a
1997 murder in the Philadelphia-area. Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Partners John Lyons and David Haase represent one of the men,
Derrick Chappell, and have been
involved in various aspects of this case for the past eight years.
Lyons and Haase were part of a
legal team, working with the Pennsylvania Innocence Project that
petitioned the Delaware County
Court to throw out the convictions based on DNA testing.
"This is a great day," said Shook Partner John Lyons, a product
liability litigator from his New
York office. "We are gratified the Court reviewed the
evidence and agreed that these convictions should be vacated."
"Justice has been delayed for more than two decades but we are
immensely grateful that our team's hard work has ensured that it
will not be denied," said Haase, a product liability litigator from
his Philadelphia office. "We
cannot wait for Derrick to be reunited with his family and friends
beyond the walls of a prison."
Lyons and Haase handled the
case pro bono. The case is Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v Derrick
Chappell, Common Pleas of Delaware County, CR-23-CP-0003607-1999,
March 28, 2024.
About Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Founded in 1889, Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. has 19 offices
in the United States and
London, with attorneys and
professional staff serving clients in the health, science and
technology sectors in areas ranging from product liability defense
and business litigation to intellectual property prosecution and
litigation, environmental and toxic tort, privacy and data security
and regulatory counseling.
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