MARTIN v. EVANS

No. 03-2228.

384 F.3d 848 (2004)

Alfred MARTIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John EVANS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cynthia M. Kostelecky (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Lionel W. Weaver (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, Linda Woloshin, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

On November 8, 1993, Alfred Martin's wife, Jacqueline, went to his apartment to ask whether he had bought their daughter a coat and to ask for money. Martin says that when he refused to give her money, Jacqueline started swinging at him. Martin says he grabbed her by her shoulders, turned her around and pulled her towards him; he was holding her with his left arm across her chest and right arm across...

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