Legal Opinion
Bennie Cunningham v. Howard A. Peters, III
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1991No. 90-1858PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Bennie Cunningham appeals from the denial of his petition for habeas corpus. He raises only one issue: whether a state trial court violated his constitutional right to a fair trial when it barred testimony that another person had confessed to the charges facing him. We affirm the refusal of the district court to issue the writ.
BACKGROUND
Kahlil Matariyeh and his wife Suhalia operated a food and liquor store called Tina’s on Chicago’s southside. At about 8:15 p.m. on March 12, 1981, they were standing in front of their car outside the store along with two employees, Michael…
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