Legal Opinion
Jerry Mahaffey v. Thomas Page, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 1998No. 97-4137PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Jerry Mahaffey was convicted by an Illinois jury in 1985 of two counts of murder, along with one count each of attempted murder, aggravated battery, home invasion, rape, armed robbery, residential burglary, and theft. For these crimes, he was sentenced to death. On direct review, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed his conviction and sentence, 128 Ill.2d 388, 132 Ill..Dec. 366, 539 N.E.2d 1172 (1989), and the United States Supreme Court denied his petition for certio-rari, 497 U.S. 1031, 110 S.Ct. 3291, 111 L.Ed.2d 799 (1990). Mahaffey’s state petition for post-conviction…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Reginald Mahaffey v. James SchomigCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Jerry Mahaffey v. Thomas Page, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Haight v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
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