SMITH v. CHRANS

No. 87-1757.

836 F.2d 1076 (1988)

Larry SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James CHRANS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 7, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied February 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Smith, pro se.

Joan G. Fickinger, Office of Illinois Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD, COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 1, 1988.

PER CURIAM.

Petitioner-appellant Larry Smith, a state prisoner, petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the legality of his incarceration. Following the district court's denial of his petition, Smith applied to the district court for a certificate of probable cause for appeal, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Attempting to limit the certificate to one of the four issues...

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