Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Veal v. Wolff
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided November 20, 1981No. 80 C 0128PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
This is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Johnny Veal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a) in January, 1980. Veal is currently incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center in Joliet, Illinois, where he is serving concurrent terms of not less than 100 years nor more than 199 years for the murders of two Chicago police officers in July, 1970. His conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court in People v. Veal, 58 Ill.App.3d 938, 16 Ill.Dec. 188, 374 N.E.2d 963 (1st Dist. 1978). The Illinois Supreme Court denied leave to…
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- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- State v. MaiOregon Supreme Court · 1982
- United States of America Ex Rel. Johnny Veal v. Richard DerobertisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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