ISRAEL v. ODOM

No. 74-1519.

521 F.2d 1370 (1975)

Thomas R. ISRAEL, Warden of Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard, Illinois, Defendant-Appellee, v. Henry L. ODOM, Plaintiff-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 1975.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 4, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome J. Schlichter, East St. Louis, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

William J. Scott, Atty. Gen., Mark Glass, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, TONE, Circuit Judge, and PERRY, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 4, 1975.

FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Henry L. Odom brought this action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-54. Odom is presently incarcerated in the Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard, Illinois, as a result of his conviction for burglary and rape. A direct appeal was taken from the judgment of conviction to the Illinois Appellate Court, Fifth Appellate District, which...

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