Legal Opinion
Gladney v. Pollard
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 26, 2015No. 13-3141PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Myron Gladney challenges his 1996 Wisconsin conviction for murdering Christopher Wilson. At trial, Gladney did not dispute that he intentionally killed Wilson, but he argued unsuccessfully that he should not be found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide because he acted in what Wisconsin calls “imperfect self-defense.” Imperfect self-defense, unlike perfect self-defense, does not serve as a complete defense to the charge of first-degree intentional homicide but instead mitigates that charge down to second-degree intentional homicide. Over a decade later, Gladney…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- McQuiggin v. PerkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
- Holland v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2010
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by179 opinions
- Eric Blackmon v. Tarry WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Arnold v. DittmannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
- Jason Lund v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2019
- Jerry Wilson v. Dan CromwellCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2023
- Darnell Dixon v. Tarry WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2024
174 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.