Legal Opinion
James P. Harrison v. Daniel R. McBride Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 27, 2005No. 04-1398PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
James Harrison was convicted of the murders of Stacy Forsee and her two children. He was sentenced to death. After exhausting his state remedies in the courts of Indiana, he petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). The court granted the writ. The State of Indiana appeals that decision. See 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We now affirm the judgment of the district court for the reasons set forth in the following opinion.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
A complete recitation of the facts of this case and of the rulings that led to Mr. Harrison’s habeas…
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