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UNITED STATES EX REL. WILLIAMS v. FRANZEN

No. 81-2957.

687 F.2d 944 (1982)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Otis WILLIAMS and A. D. Clark, Petitioners-Appellees, v. Gayle M. FRANZEN and Tyrone C. Fahner, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 20, 1982.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing November 8, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrance M. Madsen, Deputy Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondents-appellants.

Jeffrey R. Tone, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for petitioners-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, ESCHBACH and POSNER, Circuit Judges.

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioners, Otis Williams and A. D. Clark sought habeas corpus relief in federal district court from an Illinois criminal conviction, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. The district court granted the petitioners' motion on their claim of ineffective assistance of counsel1 and the respondents appeal. We affirm, 531 F.Supp...

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