Legal Opinion
Larry M. Johnson v. James A. Chrans, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 21, 1988No. 87-2025PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner, Larry Johnson, convicted of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court. He contended that he was denied his constitutional rights to due process and a fair trial when the state court excluded as hearsay relevant and reliable evidence tending to show that another person had committed the crimes. The district court denied the petition and Johnson appeals. We affirm.
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2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Shepard v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
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3Cited by16 opinions
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