ALIWOLI v. CARTER

No. 99-2314.

225 F.3d 826 (2000)

Jamaljah ALIWOLI, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lamark CARTER, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa S. Ottenfeld (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

William L. Browers, Rebecca Zavett (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

After being stopped for a routine traffic violation, Jamaljah Aliwoli pulled a gun from his jacket and shot three Chicago police officers. Fortunately, all three police officers survived the shooting. At Aliwoli's trial on three counts of attempted first degree murder, Aliwoli claimed that he was not guilty by reason of insanity. To substantiate his insanity defense, Aliwoli presented three expert witnesses who testified that Aliwoli suffered...

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