Legal Opinion
Jack Riner v. Norman G. Owens, Superintendent, Indiana State Reformatory, Respondent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 1985No. 83-1627PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Jack Riner appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Riner challenges his conviction for first degree murder on the ground that he was denied the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses against him. The state of Indiana contends that he waived his right to raise the confrontation issue on appeal as a result of his failure to raise the issue at trial or on direct appeal in the state courts. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the denial of the writ of habeas corpus.
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The petitioner’s conviction for first…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Reed v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. John M. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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- Harris v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- United States v. Thomas Edward Harty, Walter Lesczynski, Paul Dicaro, Michael GurgoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Ralph Buelow v. Walter Dickey, Carol Buelow v. Walter DickeyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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