KIDD v. GOMEZ

No. 20-2207.

2 F.4th 677 (2021)

Leonard KIDD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. David GOMEZ, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer Aronoff , Joshua T. Buchman , Attorneys, McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Erin O'Connell, Attorney , Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Ripple, and Kanne, Circuit Judges.


Twice, Petitioner Leonard Kidd voluntarily testified under oath that he murdered four people in January 1984. He is serving a life sentence for those crimes.

Kidd now seeks habeas relief because the police allegedly coerced a separate confession from him on the night of the murders. We decline to grant such relief because...

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