ADORNO v. MELVIN

No. 16-2273.

876 F.3d 917 (2017)

Miguel ADORNO, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Michael MELVIN, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Michael Freedman , Noah John Magrisso , Attorneys, Midwest Center for Justice, Ltd., Evanston, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Garson Fischer , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before Bauer, Sykes, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


Miguel Adorno, an Illinois prisoner, was convicted of attempted murder using a firearm. On direct appeal he challenged certain remarks by the trial judge about the state's burden of proof. More particularly, he argued that the judge's comments — delivered impromptu during voir dire — invited the jury to convict...

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