Legal Opinion
Douglas E. Thompkins v. Edward L. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 1992No. 90-1207PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
In 1977 a jury in an Indiana state court convicted Douglas Thompkins of first-degree murder. The judge sentenced him to life in prison. The supreme court of the state affirmed the conviction and sentence. Thompkins v. State, 270 Ind. 163, 383 N.E.2d 347 (1978). After exhausting his state remedies, Thompkins sought federal habeas corpus. He appeals from the district court’s denial of his claim for relief.
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2Cases cited16 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- United States v. Mary K. EdelmannCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
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