Legal Opinion
James R. Swofford v. Kenneth Dobucki, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 19, 1998No. 95-2446PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
An Illinois jury convicted James Swofford of aggravated sexual assault for anally raping a three year-old boy. At trial, the judge excluded potentially exculpatory evidence pursuant to the Illinois Rape Shield Law, 725 III. Comp. Stat. 5/115-7. The Illinois appellate courts upheld his conviction on direct appeal. People v. Swofford, 229 Ill.App.3d 1118, 207 Ill.Dec. 940, 648 N.E.2d 640 (table), review denied, 146 Ill.2d 648,176 Ill.Dec. 818, 602 N.E.2d 472 (1992). We affirmed the district court’s denial of Swofford’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Swofford v.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Larry Winsett v. Odie Washington, Warden of Dixon Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Kevin L. Hough v. Rondle AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- United States v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- Basile v. BowersoxDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1999
- Miller v. SenkowskiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2003
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