UNITED STATES EX REL. COLON v. DeROBERTIS

No. 84-1904.

774 F.2d 801 (1985)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Frank Carlos COLON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Richard DeROBERTIS, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 4, 1985.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied November 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Donatelli, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellant.

Julicus L. Echeles, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellee.

Before CUDAHY, Presiding Judge, ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge, and BROWN, Senior District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied November 5, 1985.

WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.

Frank Carlos Colon, the petitioner in this habeas corpus proceeding, was convicted in 1977 of the murder of one Michael Rivera in a joint trial with codefendants in the Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Lake County, Illinois. His conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Court of Illinois. People v. Colon, 69 Ill.App.3d...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases