WILLIAMS v. CHRANS

No. 95-1697.

50 F.3d 1363 (1995)

Hernando WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James CHRANS and Neil F. Hartigan, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

March 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Levenstam, Michael T. Brody, Jerold S. Solovy, Jeff S. Pitzer, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

Marie Czech, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, for respondents-appellees.

Before CUDAHY, RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This appeal is before the court on an emergency basis. The appellant, Hernando Williams, is under sentence of death imposed by the courts of the State of Illinois. That sentence is scheduled to be executed in the early morning hours of tomorrow, March 22, 1995. This appeal was filed in this court on March 21, 1995 at 9:35 p.m. C.S.T.

The essence of Mr. Williams' appeal is that the district court committed error when it denied his motion for relief...

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