United States of America Ex Rel. Johnnie L. Savory v. Michael Lane, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1987-10-30

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ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge. Petitioner was convicted of two counts of murder in state court, after a retrial following reversal of his original convictions necessitated by the introduction of an improperly obtained confession. In his direct appeal, the Illinois Appellate Court held that the admission at his trial of an inconsistent exculpatory story violated Mira…

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