Legal Opinion
James G. Moffat v. Jerry Gilmore
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 25, 1997No. 95-4020PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
The former principal of Chicago’s Kelvin Park High School, James G. Moffat, was convicted in 1987 of eight counts of indecent liberties with a child and sixteen counts of official misconduct. The Illinois trial court sentenced Moffat to fifteen years in prison. Moffat now comes before this court seeking a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied Moffat’s petition. We affirm.
The Illinois trial judge communicated ex parte about Moffat’s trial with the prosecution, or so Moffat alleges. We consider this claim in this opinion. Moffat also…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Wright v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by15 opinions
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