1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 957 F.2d
  5. 957 F.2d 363 (1992)
 

LANE v. RICHARDS

No. 91-1088.

957 F.2d 363 (1992)

Richard E. LANE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Thomas D. RICHARDS and Linley E. Pearson, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael B. Nash, Chicago, Ill. (argued), for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas D. Quigley, Office of Atty. Gen., Federal Litigation, Indianapolis, Ind. (argued), for respondents-appellees.

Before POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Somewhere in the Twilight Zone lingers the case of Lane v. Indiana. In October 1986 Lane began a collateral attack in state court on his conviction. (He is serving a life sentence for murder. See Lane v. State, 266 Ind. 485, 364 N.E.2d 756 (1977).) On November 18, 1986, the court appointed Darrolyn A. Ross, a deputy public defender, to represent Lane. Ross filed a motion for a continuance...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases