Legal Opinion

Jeffrey C. Denny v. Donald Gudmanson

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided May 18, 2001No. 98-4275PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

After the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Cruz v. New York, 481 U.S. 186, 107 S.Ct. 1714, 95 L.Ed.2d 162 (1987), Jeffrey Denny sought to have his 1982 murder conviction overturned. Jeffrey argued that, according to Cruz, the admission of his brother’s inculpatory statements at their joint trial in 1982 constituted a violation of the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. The Wisconsin trial court denied Jeffrey’s motion, and the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin affirmed that decision. State v. Denny, 163 Wis.2d 352, 471 N.W.2d 606 (Ct.App.1991). When the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Brecht v. AbrahamsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Keith Lee v. Brian FosterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
  2. John Whitehead v. Roger D. Cowan, Warden, Menard Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
  3. Ronald Barrow v. Alan Uchtman, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Robert Bintz v. Daniel BertrandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  5. Carl Dixon v. Donald I. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001

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