UNITED STATES EX REL., NANCE v. FAIRMAN

No. 82-2245.

707 F.2d 936 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel., Michael NANCE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. J.W. FAIRMAN, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Woodward, Asst. State Appellate Defender, Springfield, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Michael V. Accettura, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before CUDAHY and ESCHBACH, Circuit Judges, and ASPEN, District Judge.


ASPEN, District Judge.

Petitioner Michael Nance was convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Macon County, Illinois. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed, People v. Nance, 100 Ill.App.3d 1117, 56 Ill.Dec. 435, 427 N.E.2d 630 (4th Dist.1981), and the Illinois Supreme Court denied petitioner leave to appeal. Petitioner then filed for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district...

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