Nicholas Escamilla v. Eugene Jungwirth, Warden, East Moline Correctional Center

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Nicholas Escamilla was convicted of murder for his role in the death of Hector Olague, who belonged to a rival gang. The prosecution’s theory is that Escamilla drove a car that two of his fellow gang members used to hunt down the victim and escape after the shooting. Several eyewitnesses described Escamilla’s role. Testifying at his trial consistently with a statement he had made to the police, Escamilla admitted driving the car from which other gang members debarked to commit the murder, but he contended that he thought the expedition’s purpose was to pick up one…