Legal Opinion
Hunley v. Godinez
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 11, 1992No. 92-1784PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Per curiam
Maurice Hunley petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on the grounds that he was denied a fair state court trial because of juror bias and prosecutorial misconduct. The district court granted the writ. 784 F.Supp. 522 We affirm.
I. Background
Lisa Tyson was fatally stabbed in her apartment on November 18, 1983. The Chicago Police Department’s subsequent investigation of the murder revealed that there were no signs of forced entry into Tyson’s apartment. Because the only way to enter Tyson’s building and apartment was with a key, the police…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by56 opinions
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