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United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Westbrook v. Ross v. Randolph, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard, Illinois

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 18, 1958No. 12109PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HASTINGS, Circuit Judge.

Respondent, Ross V. Randolph, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard, Illinois, appeals from an order of the district court discharging relator, Charles Westbrook, from custody on his petition for writ of habeas corpus.

The underlying facts as they appear from the pleadings and record and as found by the district court are not in dispute. Westbrook (petitioner-appel-lee) was convicted of armed robbery on April 22, 1948 by a jury in the Circuit Court of Christian County, Illinois, and sentenced for an indeterminate period with life as the minimum and the maxi*216mu…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. In Re BonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  3. MedleySupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  4. Mahler v. EbySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  5. Dowd v. United States Ex Rel. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1951

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. United States of America Ex Rel. Donald Tillery v. Angelo C. Cavell, Warden, Western State Penitentiary, Pittsburgh 33, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
  2. Robert Glen Sutton and Paul S. Sutton v. Russell E. Lash, Warden, Indiana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
  3. State v. HollandWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1965
  4. State Ex Rel. Kennedy v. BolesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Edwards v. SchmidtDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1971

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