U.S. EX REL. BELL v. DIRECTOR, DEPT. OF CORR.

No. 86-2772.

847 F.2d 399 (1988)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Levester BELL and Sherman Gibson, Petitioners-Appellants, v. DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Reddy, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago, Ill., for petitioners-appellants.

Marcia L. Friedl, Office of Illinois Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Circuit Judge, POSNER, Circuit Judge, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.


FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Petitioners Bell and Gibson were convicted of rape, deviant sexual assault, attempted deviant sexual assault, and robbery. Theirs was a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The convictions were affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court. People v. Bell, 132 Ill.App.3d 354, 87 Ill.Dec. 247, 476 N.E.2d 1239 (1st Dist.1985). Justice...

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