Legal Opinion

Robert Lee Holleman v. Jack R. Duckworth and Indiana Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 18, 1983No. 82-1769PublishedCited by 80 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PELL, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Robert Holleman appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Holleman was convicted of felony murder following a jury trial in state court. He unsuccessfully challenged his conviction in the Indiana Supreme Court and then brought this habeas action. Holleman’s sole contention is that the trial court erred in admitting two of his confessions into evidence, although he advances several different grounds in support of this argument. The details of the crime are set forth in the opinion of the Indiana…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Anderson v. HarlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960

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3Cited by80 opinions

  1. United States v. Rigoberto Moya-Gomez Celestino Orlando Estevez Amado Raphael Leon Adalberto Herrera and Menelao Orlando EstevezCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  2. Bell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  3. Sterling v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1990
  4. William Duane Elledge v. Richard L. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  5. State v. HartleySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986

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