Legal Opinion
Christopher Allen v. Jack Duckworth
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 29, 1993No. 91-3229PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
In November 1986, in a state court in Indiana, the petitioner was convicted of attempted murder and attempted robbery and sentenced to a total of fifty years in prison. He appealed to the Supreme Court of Indiana. Briefs were filed, and the case taken under submission, in 1988. Years passed with no decision. Finally in 1991 the petitioner filed this action for habeas corpus in federal district court, charging that the delay in resolving his appeal had denied him due process of law. Shortly after he filed his federal action, the state supreme court, in July 1991, almost…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Stump v. SparkmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Jerry L. Montgomery v. Christopher E. Meloy, Superintendent, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Lawrence L. Simmons v. Howard L. Beyer and the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, W. Cary EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Marshall Jackson v. Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Chatman v. MancillSupreme Court of Georgia · 2006
- Darnell Jenkins v. Richard Gramley, Warden, Pontiac Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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