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GARDNER v. BARNETT

No. 98-1314.

199 F.3d 915 (1999)

Clarence GARDNER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Paul BARNETT, Warden, Danville Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Reargued September 22, 1999.

Decided December 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeff S. Pitzer (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Courtney D. Carter (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and BAUER, CUDAHY, COFFEY, FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE, MANION, KANNE, ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, EVANS and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Reargued En Banc September 22, 1999.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Waites, the student manager of the Calumet High School football team, was shot and killed when he and other members of the football team got into a street fight with local gang members. Clarence Gardner ("Gardner"), one of the gang members, was charged with first degree murder based upon a theory of accountability. He was tried, convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison by a jury in the...

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