Legal Opinion
Willie Wade v. Gayle Franzen, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, and Marvin Reed, Warden, Stateville Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 18, 1982No. 81-1954PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Willie Wade was convicted of murder by a jury in an Illinois state court and sentenced to 50 to 100 years in prison. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed his conviction with full opinion. People v. Wade, 71 Ill.App.3d 1013, 27 Ill.Dec. 822, 389 N.E.2d 1230 (1979). After exhausting his state remedies Wade filed a petition for habeas corpus in federal district court. The district court denied the petition and Wade has appealed. He raises two issues. The first is whether Jackson v. Denno, 378 U.S. 368, 84 S.Ct. 1774, 12 L.Ed.2d 908 (1964), entitled him to a separate…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- United States v. Robert E. TuckerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Jackie Evans v. Leo Meyer, Warden, Logan Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Orville Leon PayneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Perry Steven Miller v. Rondle AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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