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WATSON v. DETELLA

No. 96-2709.

122 F.3d 450 (1997)

Larry WATSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George E. DETELLA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James S. Jacobs (argued), Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Paul J. Chevlin (argued), Michael M. Glick, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, FLAUM, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

In 1988 a Cook County jury convicted Larry Watson of aggravated criminal sexual assault and attempted aggravated criminal sexual assault, and the trial judge sentenced him to a 17-year prison term. Watson appealed, arguing, among other things, that his confessions to the police and an assistant state's attorney had been coerced. The Illinois Appellate Court rejected Watson's coercion claim but found his first confession was tainted...

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