Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Efrain Garcia v. Michael Lane
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 1983No. 82-1962PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BONSAL, Senior District Judge.
Petitioner, Efrain Garcia, was charged in November, 1974 with murdering Donald Taylor, and in August, 1977, following a jury trial in Cook County Circuit Court, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 30 to 90 years’ imprisonment. Petitioner appealed his conviction to the Illinois Appellate Court, which affirmed. People v. Garcia, 65 Ill.App.3d 472, 22 Ill.Dec. 51, 382 N.E.2d 371 (1st Dist.1978). Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in August, 1979. The district court…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Smith v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States Ex Rel. Charles Clark v. James FikeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Hubert SpainCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- United States v. Jimmie E. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- United States v. Janyce CarterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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