Legal Opinion
Juan Verdin v. Michael O'Leary and Neil F. Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 28, 1992No. 90-3327PublishedCited by 215 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In 1984, Juan Verdin was tried in Illinois for the killing of two men. The trial court gave the then-standard Illinois jury instructions on murder and voluntary manslaughter. During its deliberation, the jury sent a question to the trial judge. Without notifying counsel for either party, the judge returned to the jury a brief response to the question. The jury ultimately found Mr. Verdin guilty on both murder charges. After an unsuccessful appeal to the Illinois Appellate Court and the Illinois Supreme Court, Mr. Verdin petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas…
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