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UNITED STATES EX REL. REESE v. FAIRMAN

No. 83-1333.

801 F.2d 275 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. John L. REESE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James W. FAIRMAN, Warden, and the Attorney General of Illinois, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Andrew Schlickman, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

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

Before BAUER and CUDAHY, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

On May 21, 1978, Petitioner John L. Reese was convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Cook County. He was sentenced to a term of twenty-five years. The Illinois Appellate Court, First Division, affirmed his conviction in an unpublished opinion. The Illinois Supreme Court denied his petition for leave to appeal. Reese is presently incarcerated in the Pontiac Correctional Center, Pontiac, Illinois.

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