Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Hall v. Washington

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided February 22, 1996No. 95-1125PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

McDADE, District Judge.

Before the Court is Petitioner Anthony Hall’s Amended Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 By a Person in State Custody Under a Sentence of Capital Punishment [Doc. # 6].

BACKGROUND

Procedural History

On April 17,1984, following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of McLean County, Illinois, Anthony Hall was found guilty of murder. After the court determined that he had waived his right to a jury sentencing, the court sentenced him to death. Hall filed a direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court which affirmed his conviction and sentence on…

2Cases cited81 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  5. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Anthony Hall v. Odie Washington, DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  2. People v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  3. People v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  4. People v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  5. People v. HallIllinois Supreme Court · 2000

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