Legal Opinion
Leon Jones v. Odie Washington, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 1994No. 92-2025PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Leon Jones, a state prisoner who was convicted of attempted murder, attempted robbery and aggravated battery, filed a petition for habeas corpus in the district court. On appeal Jones raises two claims. He argues that the prosecution withheld material excul-pable evidence which suggests that his firearm might have been inoperable, in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). Jones raises an additional claim that his counsel was ineffective for failing to examine and investigate the firearm. We affirm the judgment of the district…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by59 opinions
- Joseph Rodriguez v. Howard A. Peters, Iii, Director, Department of Corrections, State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Algie Crivens v. Thomas P. Roth, Warden, Dixon Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Nathan Lee Hogan v. Dan McBride and Pamela CarterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Edward Spreitzer v. James M. Schomig, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Alvoil Cawley v. George E. Detella and Jim Ryan, Attorney General of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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