Legal Opinion
William Bracy and Roger Collins v. James Schomig and Roger Cowan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 18, 2001No. 99-4318, 99-4319, 99-4320, 99-4345PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Bracy and Collins were convicted in 1981 by a jury in an Illinois state court of three gangster-style murders committed the previous year, and they were sentenced to death upon the jury’s recommendation, which under Illinois law bound the judge. After exhausting their state remedies, see People v. Collins, 106 Ill.2d 237, 87 Ill.Dec. 910, 478 N.E.2d 267 (1985), 153 Ill.2d 130, 180 Ill.Dec. 60, 606 N.E.2d 1137 (1992), they sought federal habeas corpus, which was denied; and we affirmed the denial in Bracy v. Gramley, 81 F.3d 684 (7th Cir.1996). (The facts relating to the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
- Bracy v. GramleySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Aetna Life Insurance v. LavoieSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- George Del Vecchio, Cross-Appellee v. Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Thomas J. MaloneyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by4 opinions
- William Bracy and Roger Collins v. James Schomig and Roger CowanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- William Bracy and Roger Collins v. James Schomig and Roger CowanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Bracy, William v. Schomig, James M.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- William Bracy and Roger Collins v. James Schomig and Roger CowanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001