UNITED STATES EX REL. GEORGE v. LANE

No. 82-2260.

718 F.2d 226 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. John E. GEORGE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Michael LANE, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 23, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia L. Friedl, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellant.

David S. Morris, Morris & James, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, BAUER and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order and decision of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, the Honorable Thomas R. McMillen, presiding. The district court's order granted the petitioner-appellee's Cross-Motion for Summary Judgment and issued the petitioner a writ of habeas corpus. We hold that when a defendant (pretrial detainee) is offered the assistance of appointed counsel and refuses the same, no constitutional...

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