Legal Opinion

Smith v. Fairman

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided November 9, 1988No. 86-3018PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

On May 4, 1982, following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Gregory Smith was convicted of murder, attempted murder, home invasion, burglary, and armed violence. Mr. Smith appealed his conviction to the Illinois Appellate Court and that court affirmed the conviction in part.1 People v. Smith, 127 Ill.App. 3d 622, 83 Ill.Dec. 27, 469 N.E.2d 634 (1984). The Supreme Court of Illinois denied Mr. Smith’s petition for leave to appeal on February 5, 1985. Mr. Smith then filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Delaware v. Van ArsdallSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. United States v. Daniel L. BalzanoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  2. Larry Winsett v. Odie Washington, Warden of Dixon Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  3. Vasquez v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  4. United States v. Louis J. WeselaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
  5. Marshall Jackson v. Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997

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