Legal Opinion
Homer E. Hanrahan v. James H. Thieret, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 1991No. 90-3292PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Sometime near midnight on November 21, 1974, Mary Ellen Hanrahan, the sixteen-year-old daughter of Homer Hanra-han, went to the Niles police station. Her mother was gone, she told police officers, and she was worried. Her report led to the arrest of her nineteen-year-old brother, Michael Hanrahan. It also led to the arrest of her father and the discovery of her mother’s dead body in the trunk of his car. Both men were charged with murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery, and conspiracy. After a joint trial, a jury convicted Homer on all counts and…
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