Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Donald C. Villa v. J.W. Fairman and Neil F. Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 9, 1987No. 86-1758PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
While trying to make his getaway from an armed robbery, Donald Villa ran into officer Louis Jogmen of the Tinley Park, Illinois, police. Villa disarmed and handcuffed Jogmen and held two guns on him— Villa’s and Jogmen’s own. Villa shot Jog-men; officer Allen Bechtel shot Villa. Jog-men is disabled by a serious brain injury, despite nine operations. Villa became a quadriplegic. At Villa’s trial for attempted murder and other crimes, the principal issue was whether Villa had shot Jogmen deliberately or reflexively as a result of his own injury. The jury convicted…
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3Cited by26 opinions
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