Legal Opinion
Kent Clark v. Michael O'Leary and Attorney General of the State of Illinois, Respondents
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 1988No. 87-2801PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
After being convicted in a state court jury trial for murder and attempt murder, petitioner Kent Clark was sentenced to concurrent terms of 40 years and 20 years respectively. The convictions were affirmed on appeal. People v. Clark, 129 Ill.App.3d 374, 84 Ill.Dec. 677, 472 N.E.2d 814 (1st Dist.1984). The Supreme Court of Illinois declined review, and a few months thereafter a habeas corpus petition was filed in the district court by this inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections. This appeal is from the denial of the writ.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Delaware v. FenstererSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by20 opinions
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