Legal Opinion

United States of America, Ex Rel. George Duncan v. Michael O'leary, Warden

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 22, 1986No. 85-2761PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

This case comes to us on appeal following the district court’s grant of petitioner George Duncan’s (“petitioner’s”) petition for writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the decision of the district court. 1

I

The facts as developed in state post-trial proceedings and the district court’s habeas evidentiary hearing are largely as follows: Petitioner was indicted February 19, 1980, for the murder of his girlfriend, Yvette Searle. Initially, petitioner retained Thomas Penn as defense counsel, and petitioner’s family paid Penn a fee of $6,000. In…

2Cases cited19 opinions

Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by25 opinions

United States of America Ex Rel. Johnnie L. Savory v. Michael Lane, Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
Betty Lou Beets v. Wayne Scott, Director Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
United States v. Feilberto Flores, Angel L. Fontanez and Amador Rodriguez, Feilberto Flores, and Amador Rodriguez v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
Edward Spreitzer v. Howard A. Peters, Iii, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections and Richard B. Gramley, Warden, Pontiac Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
United States v. Larry L. HortonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988

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