DAVIS v. BARBER

No. 87-1736.

853 F.2d 1418 (1988)

Danny DAVIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William N. BARBER, Gordon Faulkner and Lewis Gregory, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. Vandercoy, St. Thomas Univ., School of Law, Miami, Fla., for petitioner-appellant.

Sabra A. Weliever, Indianapolis, Ind., for respondents-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Danny Davis appeals from a judgment of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Mr. Davis contends that his due process rights were violated when he was convicted by the state of Indiana of nonsupport of a dependent child, a violation of Ind.Code § 35-46-1-5 (1986). Mr. Davis claims that the state impermissibly shifted to him the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence his inability to...

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