TURNER v. BRANNON-DORTCH

No. 20-3419.

21 F.4th 992 (2022)

Wysingo TURNER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Christine BRANNON-DORTCH, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen L. Richards , Attorney, Law Offices of Stephen L. Richards, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before Sykes, Chief Judge, and Flaum and Easterbrook, Circuit Judges.


Wysingo Turner is serving a lengthy prison term for fatally shooting Krystal Rodney during a heated argument outside her home in Chicago. At his trial in state court, Turner claimed that the shooting was accidental. He testified that Krystal grabbed the handgun he was carrying and that it discharged in the ensuing scuffle. Seeking...

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