Legal Opinion
Andrew Wilson v. City of Chicago, Jon Burge
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 8, 1993No. 89-3747, 90-2216PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
In 1982 Andrew Wilson shot and killed two Chicago policemen. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death. The Supreme Court of Illinois reversed his conviction on the ground that his confession, which had been part of the evidence against him at trial, had been coerced. People v. Wilson, 116 Ill.2d 29, 106 Ill.Dec. 771, 506 N.E.2d 571 (1987). Wilson had “testified that he was punched, kicked, smothered with a plastic bag, electrically shocked, and forced against a hot radiator throughout the day on February 14 [the day of his arrest], until he gave his…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- George Jones, Cross-Appellant v. City of Chicago, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Beech Aircraft Corp. v. RaineySupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- People v. WilsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by113 opinions
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- People v. PattersonIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
- United States v. Edward WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Jackie Wilson v. James K. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Andrew Wilson v. City of Chicago, Cross-Claim and Jon Burge, Cross-ClaimCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
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