Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Anthony v. Sielaff
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 8, 1977No. 76-1822PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
The issue on this appeal from the dismissal of the petitioner’s habeas corpus petition is whether the state trial judge unconstitutionally coerced the jury by repeatedly polling them during deliberations in order to *589ascertain whether they could reach a verdict.
Inasmuch as the petitioner partially rests his argument on the nature of the jury’s verdict as well as on the instructions given, it is necessary to briefly state the facts surrounding the underlying charge.
Petitioner Anthony, an inmate at the Joliet Branch of the Illinois State Penitentiary, was charged with four…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brasfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Jenkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- United States v. Anthony C. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- United States v. Harold SilvernCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1973
- United States of America Ex Rel. Keith Webb v. Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, the District Attorney of Philadelphia CountyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Cramer v. FahnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States of America Ex Rel. Rico Latimore and Arthur Vesey v. Allyn R. Sielaff, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Tyrone Perry v. J.W. Fairman and Tyrone Fahner, Carl D. Adams v. J.W. Fairman and Tyrone FahnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Daniel HamannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Ortiz v. DuckworthDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1980
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