REIMNITZ v. STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY

No. 84-2488.

761 F.2d 405 (1985)

Larry REIMNITZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 2, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Kevin Sweeney, Cook County State's Atty., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before CUDAHY and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and BROWN, Senior District Judge.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

This case is a fine illustration of the protracted and complex — some might say the fouled-up — character of modern American criminal procedure. The history of the case begins 10 years ago, in January 1975, when Larry Reimnitz's wife was found strangled. They had been married for five months and his wife had complained about his close relationship with a former student (Reimnitz is a schoolteacher), David Spangler. Although suspected...

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