BUNCH v. U.S.

No. 16-3775.

880 F.3d 938 (2018)

Kristine BUNCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 30, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janis M. Susler , Shubra Ohri , John L. Stainthorp , Attorneys, People's Law Office, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Shelese M. Woods , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Betsy M. Isenberg , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendants Bryan Frank, James Skaggs.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Bauer and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


Kristine Bunch spent 17 years in an Indiana prison based on a state conviction for the murder of her son. Bunch's conviction rested on testimony and evidence apparently fabricated by a federal forensic chemist, William Kinard. Kinard's conduct came to light during post-conviction proceedings in Indiana's courts, prompting the...

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