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JONES v. MORRIS

No. 77-1984.

590 F.2d 684 (1979)

Charles JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ernest MORRIS, Warden, Menard State Prison, Menard, Illinois, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1979.

Certiorari Denied March 19, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael C. Murphy, Notre Dame, Ind., for petitioner-appellant.

Melbourne Noel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, SPRECHER and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

The petitioner, Charles Jones, was arrested on April 8, 1973. An indictment of an Illinois grand jury charging him with murder followed shortly thereafter. The indictment was dismissed on the state's motion on July 16, 1974, but a new indictment was issued on November 22, 1974, charging Jones with the same offense. In a bench trial on March 11, 1975, Jones was found guilty and sentenced to not less than eighteen and not more than thirty-five years in the...

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