Legal Opinion
Michael J. Henderson v. Michael P. Lane, Warden, Menard Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 21, 1980No. 79-1343PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
In May 1974, the petitioner, Michael J. Henderson, was adjudged guilty of murder by an Illinois court. In 1978, Henderson filed a petition in the federal district court for relief from this judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging that certain procedures at his jury trial violated the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments. The district court denied the relief sought, and Henderson appeals from that judgment.
The facts are simple and essentially uncontested. The defendant was tried before a jury of twelve regular and two alternate members. At the conclusion of the jury…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
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3Cited by36 opinions
- United States v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- State v. WilliamsOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- Donald Alan Miller v. A.A. Stagner and R.L. Pulley, Leroy Freeman v. A.A. Stagner and R.L. PulleyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Claudio v. StateSupreme Court of Delaware · 1991
- United States v. James Hillard, Robert Allen and Samuel HillardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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