Legal Opinion
John Richard Skowronek v. Edward G. Brennan, David Olushina John v. Edward G. Brennan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 1990No. 88-1604, 88-1956PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-appellants John Richard Skow-ronek and David Olushina John filed separate petitions in the Western District of Wisconsin for writs of habeas corpus seeking their immediate release under 42 U.S.C. § 2241. The district court (Shabaz, J. and Crabb, C.J., respectively) denied the petitions. Since the two appeals raise the same issues, they were consolidated. We affirm for the reasons stated below.
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The facts are undisputed. Skowronek was convicted of armed bank robbery and possession of a sawed-off shotgun and received a 25-year sentence on March 25, 1983. The…
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