Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Clifford Morgan and Donald L. Allen v. Allyn R. Sielaff
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 22, 1976No. 76-1732PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Respondents appeal the granting of a writ of habeas corpus to each of the members of the petitioners’ class, which the district court certified as consisting of
“all persons presently in the custody of the Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections pursuant to commitments under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act, Chap. 38, § 105-1 et seq., Ill.Rev.Stat., and its predecessors, whose commitments were accomplished by use of a standard of proof less than beyond a reasonable doubt and whose commitments are final in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois.” U.…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gibson v. BerryhillSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- People v. ThorpeAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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