BURRIS v. FARLEY

No. 94-1328.

51 F.3d 655 (1995)

Gary BURRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert A. FARLEY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Vandercoy (argued), Valparaiso University Law Clinic, Valparaiso, IN, for petitioner-appellant.

Wayne E. Uhl, Dist. Atty. Gen. (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for respondent-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

One day in January 1980 Gary Burris decided that he needed money in the worst way — and that is how he set out to obtain it. Burris called for a taxi. When the cab arrived, Burris and two friends entered, robbed the driver, forced him to remove his clothes, and shot him in the temple as he begged for mercy. Police discovered the driver in an alley, his hands tied behind his back, unclothed except for socks, held fast to the ground...

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