Legal Opinion
Johnie B. Wilson v. Jack Duckworth and Indiana Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 1, 1983No. 81-2902PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff Wilson appeals the denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, in which he challenged the language of a jury instruction. We affirm.
I
Wilson was convicted in a 1973 jury trial of murder committed while perpetrating the felony of armed robbery. Wilson interposed as a defense a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Two physicians examined Wilson and determined that Wilson had a mental age of 10 years. The physicians split, however, on their assessment as to whether Wilson could tell the difference between right and wrong. Dr. Stanton was of the opinion that…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Jerome MacLin v. Dr. FreakeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by48 opinions
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- Edward Barkauskas v. Michael P. Lane, James Fairman, and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Jenkins v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Robert Ramirez v. Cecil A. Turner, Warden, United States Penitentiary-Marion, IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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