WILSON v. MORRIS

No. 81-2252.

724 F.2d 591 (1984)

Johnny Lee WILSON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Ernest MORRIS, et al., Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Reargued September 20, 1983.

Decided January 5, 1984.

Certiorari Denied May 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Kuehl, Urbana, Ill., for petitioner-appellee.

Michael V. Accettura, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., for respondents-appellants.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and PELL, BAUER, WOOD, CUDAHY, ESCHBACH, POSNER, COFFEY and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


Reargued En Banc September 20, 1983.

Certiorari Denied May 14, 1984. See 104 S.Ct. 2357.

ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner and a man named Stanley Tyler were charged with rape and armed robbery. When the two men appeared before an Illinois trial court for their preliminary examination, the prosecutor moved the court to hold a joint hearing. The attorney who represented both men objected, but the trial judge joined the cases only for the...

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