BARKAUSKAS v. LANE

No. 90-2703.

946 F.2d 1292 (1991)

Edward BARKAUSKAS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael P. LANE, James Fairman, and Neil F. Hartigan, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 1, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter J. Bilanzic, James J. Pink (argued), Oak Lawn, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Atty. Gen., Crim. Appeals Div., Howard J. Pikel, David L. King, Laurie N. Feldman, Kathleen F. Howlett (argued), Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, Ill., for respondents-appellees.

Before WOOD, Jr., and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Edward Barkauskas was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. After exhausting his state remedies, he petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied it, and Barkauskas appealed. This court reversed and remanded the case to the district court "for evidentiary hearing to determine whether the state violated the Brady rule" (requiring the prosecution to disclose...

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