DAVIS v. FRANZEN

No. 80-2540.

671 F.2d 1056 (1982)

Ivory DAVIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gayle M. FRANZEN, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 5, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet F. Gerske, Jerome H. Torshen, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Jack Donatelli, Asst. Atty. Gen., State of Ill., Chicago, Ill., for respondents-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, Circuit Judge, FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge, and POSNER, Circuit Judge.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Ivory Davis was convicted in a state court of Illinois of robbery and murder, and was sentenced to prison. His conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court sub nom. People v. Day, 76 Ill.App.3d 571, 32 Ill.Dec. 39, 394 N.E.2d 1378 (1979), and the Illinois Supreme Court denied leave to appeal. Davis then filed a petition for habeas corpus in federal...

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