Legal Opinion
Douglas G. Dean v. Warren Young, Warden, Waupun Correctional Institute, and Bronson C. Lafollette, Attorney General of Wisconsin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 26, 1985No. 85-1070PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Expeditious review of criminal convictions should be the norm. Review must come quickly in order to relieve those in prison of the continuing effects of a wrongful conviction. A day in jail cannot be reclaimed. And if the error is one that can be repaired in a second trial, a prompt decision is essential so that this second trial will yield an accurate result. Memory and time pass together. This may harm the prosecutor in some cases, the defendant in others. In either case delay is the enemy of truth.
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2Cases cited24 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Robert Prihoda v. Gary R. McCaughtry Warden, Waupun Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. SblendorioCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Jose C. Rodriguez v. Warren Young, Warden, Waupun Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States v. James William LewisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
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