Legal Opinion
Wayne Pierson v. Michael O'leary, Warden, and Neil F. Hartigan, Illinois Attorney General
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1992No. 90-2759PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Following a jury trial in an Illinois court, Wayne Pierson was convicted of murder pursuant to Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 38, para. 9-1 (1985) and sentenced to 28 years in prison. Pierson appealed his conviction to the Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division, arguing both that the trial court improperly denied his motion to sup press and that he was denied a fair trial due to prosecutorial misconduct. The Appellate Court affirmed the judgment. People v. Pierson, 166 Ill.App.3d 558, 117 Ill.Dec. 18, 519 N.E.2d 1185, cert. denied, 488 U.S. 925, 109…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by56 opinions
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