Legal Opinion
James Perruquet v. Kenneth R. Briley
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 17, 2004No. 02-2981PublishedCited by 440 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner James Perruquet stabbed Christopher Hudson to death during a struggle in 1995, and an Illinois jury later found Perruquet guilty of first-degree murder. Perruquet now seeks a writ of habeas corpus, asserting in relevant part that the state trial court deprived him of due process when it refused to admit evidence and instruct the jury on self-defense. The district court concluded that Perruquet had not adequately made out a due process claim and that, even if he had, the claim was without merit. We conclude that Perruquet procedurally defaulted…
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