Legal Opinion
Phyllis Falconer v. Michael P. Lane and Neil F. Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 29, 1990No. 89-2895PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
At her state court trial for murder, Phyllis Falconer attempted to prove that she killed her husband only in self-defense. The jury was instructed to consider the lesser offense of voluntary manslaughter. The jury nonetheless convicted Mrs. Falconer of murder and she was sentenced to 24 years in prison. Following a series of appeals described below, her second collateral attack on her conviction prevailed in district court. United States ex rel. Falconer v. Lane, 720 F.Supp. 631 (N.D.Ill. 1989). Paralleling a holding of the Illinois Supreme Court in a separate case,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by107 opinions
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