Legal Opinion
Richard E. Lane v. Thomas D. Richards and Linley E. Pearson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 25, 1992No. 91-1088PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Somewhere in the Twilight Zone lingers the case of Lane v. Indiana. In October 1986 Lane began a collateral attack in state court on his conviction. (He is serving a life sentence for murder. See Lane v. State, 266 Ind. 485, 364 N.E.2d 756 (1977).) On November 18,1986, the court appointed Darrolyn A. Ross, a deputy public defender, to represent Lane. Ross filed a motion for a continuance — apparently a perpetual continuance, for nothing has happened since.
Ross has sent Lane a series of lulling letters. In July 1987 Ross explained that “an ongoing emergency situation…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by54 opinions
- Jerry L. Montgomery v. Christopher E. Meloy, Superintendent, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- L.C. Markham v. Dick Clark, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Marshall Jackson v. Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Darnell Jenkins v. Richard Gramley, Warden, Pontiac Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Christopher Allen v. Jack DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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