Legal Opinion
Mark A. Wisehart v. Cecil Davis
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 2005No. 04-1632PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
In 1983 an Indiana jury found Mark Wisehart guilty of murder and robbery of an elderly woman, the burglary of her home, and the theft of her- property. The jury recommended the death penalty, and the judge agreed and sentenced Wisehart accordingly. After exhausting state judicial remedies in Wisehart v. State, 484 N.E.2d 949 (Ind.1985), 693 N.E.2d 23 (Ind.1998), Wisehart unsuccessfully sought federal habeas corpus, and has now appealed to us.
The police discovered the body as the result of an anonymous phone call — by Wisehart himself, who disguised his voice. Wisehart…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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