Amyn Kapadia v. Rodney L. Tally

229 F.3d 641 (7th Cir. 2000)

AMYN KAPADIA, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

RODNEY L. TALLY, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 98-1654

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit

Argued November 30, 1999

Decided October 12, 2000

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 96 C 7929--David H. Coar, Judge.

Before MANION, KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

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Amyn Kapadia was convicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois of burglary and arson of a Jewish community center. The trial court judge meted out the harshest…