Legal Opinion
Terry L. Harris v. Eugene McAdory Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 1, 2003No. 02-1620PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
An Illinois jury found Terry Harris guilty of murdering Emma Hopkins. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Harris sought federal habeas relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that Harris had procedurally defaulted the claim. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On the evening of October 28, 1984, Terry Harris invited co-worker Emma Hopkins to accompany him to a forest preserve. They talked in Hopkins’ car until the forest preserve closed, at which time they drove to a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Martize R. Dellinger v. Edward R. Bowen, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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