Legal Opinion

Frankie Walker, Sr. v. Guy Groot

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 14, 2017No. 14-2478PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff in this case wants a new trial based on a jury instruction he agreed to and admission of two exhibits to which he did not object on the grounds he argues on appeal. The plaintiff waived at trial the arguments he raises on appeal, so we affirm the judgment of the district court.

I. Factual and Procedural History '

Plaintiff Walker has lived in the Rush-ville Treatment & Detention Center since 2007, when he finished serving a sentence in an Illinois prison. The State of .Illinois classifies him as a sexually violent person, and he was officially committed to…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Thornburgh v. AbbottSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Bridges v. GilbertCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009

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3Cited by63 opinions

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