[DOWNLOAD] "Johnson v. Rosemeyer" by In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Johnson v. Rosemeyer
- Author : In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Release Date : January 13, 1997
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 64 KB
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Appellant, Curtis Johnson, appeals from an order entered on August 29, 1996, in this habeas corpus action following his conviction for aggravated assault in the Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. The district court denied Johnsons petition in a comprehensive memorandum opinion accompanying the order. Johnson v. Rosemeyer, Civ. No. 95-7365 (E.D. Pqa. Aug. 27, 1996). Johnson raises two issues on this appeal. First, he contends that "the district court erred in failing to grant habeas relief where the state trial courts jury instruction[s] on justification [were] erroneous and thus violated [his] right to due process." Br. at 11. Second, he urges that he "was denied due process because of the trial courts incomplete and erroneous jury instruction[s] on aggravated assault." Br. at 34. After a careful review of the matter, we have concluded that we should affirm the district courts order. We confine our discussion to the courts instructions to the jury on the justification issue, as Johnsons contention with respect to the aggravated assault instructions clearly affords no basis for habeas corpus relief.