CAFFEY v. BUTLER

No. 13-3454.

802 F.3d 884 (2015)

Fedell CAFFEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kim BUTLER, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 22, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia G. Mysza , Attorney, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, Alan Michael Freedman , Attorney, Evanston, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Leah Myers Bendik , Katherine M. Doersch , Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


Fedell Caffey is serving a life sentence in Illinois on triple-murder and aggravated kidnapping convictions. Caffey maintains he is innocent. He petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that his trial and post-conviction proceedings in state court were marred by numerous violations of his constitutional...

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