Legal Opinion
Clarence Gardner v. Paul Barnett, Warden, Danville Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 10, 1999No. 98-1314PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Joseph Waites, the student manager of the Calumet High School football team, was shot and killed when he and other members of the football team got into a street fight with local gang members. Clarence Gardner (“Gardner”), one of the gang members, was charged with first degree murder based upon a theory of accountability. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison by a jury in the Circuit Court of Cook County. Claiming error in the court’s voir dire process and error by the court in failing to permit him a brief recess in the trial to gain the attendance…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Morgan v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- James T. Foster v. James M. Schomig, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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