Legal Opinion
Brown v. Finnan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 2010No. 08-3151PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Having been convicted of murdering Charles Young, Jr. and Robert Hunter in 2000, Terry C. Brown was ultimately sentenced to serve two consecutive terms of 55 years. Brown subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief, claiming that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel at both the trial and appellate levels. His petition focused on an in-court announcement by one victim’s mother to the effect that “the situation [was] racist” and her further proclamation on the courthouse steps that the courthouse should be treated similarly to the World Trade…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Lockyer v. AndradeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Remmer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Pole v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
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3Cited by38 opinions
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