Legal Opinion
Charles Roche, Jr. v. Cecil Davis, Warden, Indiana State Prison, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 2002No. 01-1664, 01-1665PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
A Lake County, Indiana jury found petitioner Charles Roche, Jr. guilty of murder, and the trial judge sentenced him to death. After exhausting his state court remedies, Roche filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court granted the habeas petition and ordered Roche to be sentenced to life without parole. We affirm the grant of habeas corpus, but vacate the disposition and remand to the district court to return the case to state court for re-sentencing.
I. History
A. Background
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