Legal Opinion
United States of America, Ex Rel. John L. Reese v. James W. Fairman, Warden, and the Attorney General of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 1986No. 83-1333PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
On May 21, 1978, Petitioner John L. Reese was convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Cook County. He was sentenced to a term of twenty-five years. The Illinois Appellate Court, First Division, affirmed his conviction in an unpublished opinion. The Illinois Supreme Court denied his petition for leave to appeal. Reese is presently incarcerated in the Pontiac Correctional Center, Pontiac, Illinois.
On April 19, 1982, Reese filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. That…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Stone v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States ex rel. Hickey v. JeffesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Frank A. Vicaretti, Jr. v. Robert J. Henderson, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, and Lawrence T. Kurlander, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by2 opinions
- John L. Reese v. Howard Peters, Iii, Warden, Pontiac Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- United States ex rel. Reese v. PetersDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989