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Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//October 25, 2017//

Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//October 25, 2017//

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7th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Todd Saxon v. Jacqueline Lashbrook, Warden,

Case No.: 15-3365

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

In 2005, petitioner-appellant Todd Saxon was convicted in Illinois state court of first degree murder, arson, and concealment of homicide. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed his conviction. After his state court appeals were exhausted, Saxon filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising a number of claims, including that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. The district court denied the petition. We affirm.

Affirmed

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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