Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Roger Pierce, an Inmate of the Illinois State Penitentiary v. Joseph G. Cannon, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 31, 1974No. 73-1059PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
The issue in this case is whether testimony concerning an admittedly suggestive pre-indictment lineup should have been excluded from petitioner’s state criminal trial.
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Petitioner Roger Pierce brought this action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241 — 2254. Pierce is presently detained at the Illinois State Penitentiary in Joliet, Illinois as the result of his conviction for attempted robbery of a Chicago taxi driver. This conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court. People v. Pierce, 53 Ill.2d 130, 290 N.E.2d 256 (1972). Pierce’s…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- United States Ex Rel. Charles Clark v. James FikeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Thomas R. Israel, Warden of Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard, Illinois v. Henry L. OdomCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Walter Webb, Jr. v. Joseph H. Havener, Superintendent of Southern Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1977
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