Legal Opinion
Ben Gomez v. James Greer, Warden, Menard Correctional Institution
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 21, 1990No. 88-3192PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Serophino Gonzalez, age 17, was fixing his bicycle the evening of June 11, 1982. Two youths got out of a nearby car and emptied their weapons into Gonzalez before fleeing. He died quickly. The police arrested Jesse Alanis, Jacob Santana, and Ben Gomez. In separate statements, they agreed that one person drove the car and the other two assassinated Gonzalez.
Gomez claimed that he drove and the others shot; his statements conceded knowledge that the others wanted to “burn” a member of a rival gang. Alanis claimed that he drove and left the scene while the others did…
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