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BEN-YISRAYL v. BUSS

Nos. 07-2151, 07-2281.

540 F.3d 542 (2008)

Obadyah BEN-YISRAYL, formerly known as Christopher Peterson, Petitioner-Appellant, Cross-Appellee, v. Edwin G. BUSS, Superintendent, Respondent-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 28, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John N. Gallo, Kelly Huggins (argued), Sidley Austin, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

James B. Martin (argued), Steve Carter, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee, Cross-Appellant.

Before BAUER, POSNER and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Obadyah Ben-Yisrayl, formerly known as Christopher Peterson, was convicted of two counts of murder by an Indiana jury. After extensive proceedings through the Indiana and federal courts, he was ultimately sentenced to two consecutive sixty-year terms of imprisonment. He filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming various constitutional violations. The district court denied the petition in part and granted the petition in part. We reverse...

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