HARDAWAY v. YOUNG

No. 01-3450.

302 F.3d 757 (2002)

Derrick HARDAWAY, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Donald S. YOUNG, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 11, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Faith Gay (Argued), White & Case, Miami, FL, Thomas F. Geraghty, Northwestern University Legal Clinic, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Michael M. Glick (Argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

At the age of 14, Derrick Hardaway confessed under police questioning to the murder of 11-year-old Robert Sandifer. An Illinois trial court denied Hardaway's motion to suppress his confessions as involuntary, and he was convicted of the crime and sentenced to 45 years in prison. After exhausting his state court remedies, Hardaway filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court granted the petition, finding that in light...

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