Legal Opinion
Coleman v. Hardy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 19, 2010No. 08-3537PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
In 1983, Maurice Coleman was convicted of the murder and armed robbery of Terrell Jackson. The sole evidence in the trial against him was the eyewitness testimony of Jackson’s brother and stepdaughter, who were present in the home on the day of the murder. Coleman sought habeas corpus relief from his sentence, claiming that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. He also requested an evidentiary hearing to allow the court to make factual findings and credibility determinations regarding his claims of actual innocence and…
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