1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 508 F.2d
  5. 508 F.2d 858 (1974)
 

UNITED STATES EX REL. OWENS v. TWOMEY

No. 74-1122.

508 F.2d 858 (1974)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Jesse OWENS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John J. TWOMEY, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet Branch, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald R. Turner, Milwaukee, Wis., for petitioner-appellant.

William J. Scott, Atty. Gen., Donald Hubert, Thomas Connors, Asst. Attys. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before SWYGERT, Chief Judge, HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge, and FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.

A federal district court denied, without an evidentiary hearing, the pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a state court prisoner. The prisoner has appealed. We have elected to examine the underlying state court record in its entirety and determine the ultimate issues raised on their merits. This will require a rather detailed statement of the factual and procedural background of the underlying state court proceedings...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases