Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Shiflet v. Lane
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 25, 1987No. 86-1138PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Appellee John Shiflet was convicted of the murder of his wife after a trial by jury in an Illinois state court. Mr. Shiflet was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed his conviction, People v. Shiflet, 125 Ill.App.3d 161, 80 Ill.Dec. 596, 465 N.E.2d 942 (1984), and the Illinois Supreme Court denied leave to appeal. Having exhausted the available state *459remedies, Mr. Shiflet petitioned the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus. Mr. Shiflet claimed that the government’s use of information obtained in…
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