Legal Opinion
David A. Gray v. James Greer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 25, 1986No. 83-2779PublishedCited by 361 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
In 1978, petitioner David Gray was convicted of rape, attempted murder and armed robbery and sentenced to sixty years in prison. Petitioner appeals from the dismissal of his habeas corpus petition. For the reasons stated below, we reverse the magistrate’s order of dismissal and remand to the district court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.
David Gray was first tried for the rape of Ann Brewer on March 28, 1978. His defense was mistaken identity. The government’s case was weakened by the inability of one eyewitness to identify Gray and the lack of corroborating…
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