Legal Opinion
Ortiz v. Duckworth
District Court, N.D. Indiana
Decided January 14, 1980No. S 79-227PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION
ALLEN SHARP, District Judge.
The petitioner, Hector Ortiz, is a state prisoner who is presently incarcerated at the Indiana State Prison pursuant to a state court conviction for first degree murder. This action is brought under the federal habeas corpus statute, 28 U.S.C. 2254. He appealed his state conviction to the Supreme Court of Indiana which affirmed his conviction in a published opinion in Ortiz v. State, 265 Ind. 549, 356 N.E.2d 1188 (1976).
Counsel for both plaintiff and defendant have fully briefed the issue here presented which has been most helpful. Oral…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ross v. HeyneDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1980
- Hector Ortiz v. Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Hector Ortiz v. Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982