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HIGGASON v. CLARK

Nos. 91-2010, 91-2168, and 92-1473.

984 F.2d 203 (1993)

James H. HIGGASON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard CLARK, Superintendent, Indiana State Prison, and Attorney General of Indiana, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 14, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brandon Lawniczak (argued), Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

Kermit R. Hilles, Wayne E. Uhl, Dist. Attys. Gen. (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, IN, for respondents-appellees.

Before POSNER and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and WOOD, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Indiana is holding James Higgason prisoner following a burglary conviction in November 1985. The court sentenced Higgason to 25 years' imprisonment after concluding that he is an habitual offender. Two prior convictions for unrelated felonies require habitual-offender designation in Indiana, and Higgason had three: theft in 1970, theft in 1972, and murder in 1975. Paroled from the murder sentence...

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