Legal Opinion
Miguel Adorno v. Michael Melvin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 1, 2017No. 16-2273PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SYKES, Circuit Judge.
Miguel Adorno, an Illinois prisoner, was convicted of attempted murder using a firearm. On direct appeal he challenged certain remarks by the trial judge about the state’s burden of proof. More particularly, he argued that the judge’s comments—delivered impromptu during voir dire—invited the jury to convict on less than the reasonable-doubt burden of proof required by the Constitution’s guarantee of due process of law. He also claimed that the judge’s remarks violated state law. The Illinois Court of Appeals addressed only the state-law argument and rejected the claim;…
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