Legal Opinion
Augustin Carbajol v. James Fairman, Gayle Franzen, and Tyrone Fahner, Attorney General of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 1983No. 82-1587PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
One day in 1976, Augustin Carbajol (“Carbajal” in the state court proceedings) chased Reuben Hernandez on foot down an alley in Harvey, Illinois, shooting at him. One shot hit Hernandez, who was unarmed, in the back, and killed him. Carbajol was tried for murder. At his trial (a bench trial), he testified that the night before the shooting, Hernandez, accompanied by a cousin, had come to Carbajol’s house and told him that he intended to kill him and his children and rape his wife; that he would take his time, but would eventually carry out his threats. The next day…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Webb v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Lee Thomas Lynk v. Laporte Superior Court No. 2, Hon. Don E. Harner, and Linley E. Pearson, Attorney General of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- James Nutall, A/K/A Willie James Nutall v. Jim Greer, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Jackson v. Commissioner of CorrectionSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1993
- James A. Nichols v. John R. Gagnon and Bronson La FolletteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Anthony AngelosCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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