UNITED STATES EX REL. WILLIAMS v. ISRAEL

No. 76-2080.

556 F.2d 865 (1977)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Robert WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Thomas ISRAEL, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 14, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman L. Marcus, Oak Park, Ill., Patrick D. McAnany, Dept. of Criminal Justice, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Gerri Papushkewych, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., William J. Scott, Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

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


TONE, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner challenges his Illinois conviction for murder and intimidation in this habeas corpus proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 against the warden of the place of incarceration. The conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court in People v. Williams, 14 Ill.App.3d 789, 303 N.E.2d 585 (1973), and the Illinois Supreme Court denied leave to appeal...

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