Legal Opinion
James Nutall, A/K/A Willie James Nutall v. Jim Greer, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 1985No. 83-2780PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
In 1979 James Nutall was convicted of murder in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and was sentenced to twenty-two years imprisonment. He is now a prisoner at Menard Correctional Center, Me-nard, Illinois. He appeals from the magistrate’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on death by accident and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
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On September 1, 1978, Nutall was employed as a security guard. Wearing his guard uniform and…
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