Legal Opinion
Viramontes v. Dorethy
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 14, 2020No. 1:18-cv-04929Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LUIS VIRAMONTES, Petitioner, Case No. 18 cv 04929 v. Judge Mary M. Rowland STEPHANIE DORETHY, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER After discovering that his wife was having an affair with a former coworker, Luis Viramontes beat his wife, and she later died from her injuries. At trial, Viramontes admitted to causing the injuries that led to his wife’s death, but claimed he was seriously provoked by her infidelity, and that she willingly engaged in aggression…
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