Legal Opinion
Alfredo Gonzalez v. George Detella, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 14, 1997No. 96-1707PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Serving a sentence of natural life imprisonment for murder, Alfredo Gonzalez sought a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Pictures at his trial showed two men dead on the sidewalk, riddled by bullets. A drug deal had gone awry. Four members of the Latin Kings street gang were at or near the scene. Justino Cruz, one of the four, pleaded guilty to murder and in exchange for a 22-year sentence testified that Jose Maysonet provided the gun and drove the car, while Cruz, Gonzalez, and Chris Hernandez pulled up the hoods of their sweatshirts and left the car.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Old Chief v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Harry Gomez v. Rodney J. Ahitow, Warden, and Roland W. BurrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- Gary D. Watkins v. Christopher MeloyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Reginald Mahaffey v. James SchomigCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Reginald WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Johnson v. HofbauerDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 2001
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