Legal Opinion
Alfred Martin v. John Evans, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 27, 2004No. 03-2228PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
On November 8, 1993, Alfred Martin’s wife, Jacqueline, went to his apartment to ask whether he had bought their daughter a coat and to ask for money. Martin says that when he refused to give her money, Jacqueline started swinging at him. Martin says he grabbed her by her shoulders, turned her around and pulled her towards him; he was holding her with his left arm across her chest and right arm across her neck. They fell onto the couch and Jacqueline continued to kick and swing and Martin held her tight until she stopped moving.
The medical examiner who performed the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Yarborough v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- People v. IllgenIllinois Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by43 opinions
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