Legal Opinion
Bourke v. Conger
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 19, 2011No. 09-3859PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
David Bourke was convicted of murder in Illinois state court but his conviction was overturned on appeal. After his release, he filed suit against various state officials and the attorneys who represented him at the criminal trial. Bourke’s suit contained two sets of claims: (1) federal claims alleging that the state officials involved in his arrest and prosecution had deprived him of his constitutional rights and (2) state professional malpractice claims alleging that his trial attorneys failed to exercise due care in handling his case. After extensive pretrial motion…
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