Legal Opinion
Julio Mendiola v. James M. Schomig, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 2000No. 98-4031PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
During the wake for a member of the Latin Kings street gang, four non-members drove by. Incensed, gang members standing outside the funeral home opened fire on the car, which sped away. Within a block the car crashed into other vehicles. Three of the four occupants made it to safety on foot. Manuel Gutierrez, the fourth, did not. As a mob beat Gutierrez, one assailant shot Gutierrez six times, killing him. A jury concluded that Julio Men-diola fired the fatal bullets, and he was sentenced to 50 years’ imprisonment for first-degree murder. His conviction was affirmed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Kyles v. WhitleySupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by105 opinions
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