Legal Opinion
Edward Howard v. William D. O'sullivan, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 15, 1999No. 98-2589PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.
On June 20, 1988, an Illinois jury convicted Edward Howard of murder. He challenged that conviction in direct appeals to the Illinois Appellate and Supreme Courts, and then later through a petition for collateral relief under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act, 725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq., which he also pursued through the state trial, appellate, and supreme courts. After those efforts bore no fruit, Howard turned to the federal district court. The district court denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and now Howard is before us. Of the many grounds…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by83 opinions
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- Rodney L. Boyko v. Al C. Parke, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Edward L. Ellsworth v. Mark LevenhagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Lavelle Chambers v. Gary R. McCaughtry WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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