Legal Opinion

Price v. Thurmer

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 18, 2011No. 09-3851PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This habeas corpus case is before us for the second time, after the remand for an evidentiary hearing that we ordered in Price’s first appeal. 514 F.3d 729 (7th Cir.2008). The origin of the case is a bizarre incident of mayhem in 1991. Price was driving his truck and struck a pedestrian. He continued driving, pursued by an off-duty police officer; slammed into the rear of another vehicle, causing a four-car pile-up; leapt out of his truck, swinging a machete; and injured three passersby with it before he was disarmed. He was growling and ranting, and when the police…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  3. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  5. Cullen v. PinholsterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  5. United States v. BrownleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014

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