Legal Opinion
People v. Heirens
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 15, 1995No. 1-90-2240PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GREIMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
In 1946 defendant William Heirens pleaded guilty to three murders, among numerous other crimes, and received a life term in prison for each of the three murders, to be served consecutively. Defendant’s convictions and continued imprisonment have been the subject of many actions in both State and Federal forums for nearly a half century.
Defendant now appeals the dismissal of his second post-conviction petition and raises numerous substantive issues arguing that (1) he was deprived of his sixth amendment right to counsel due to his…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by29 opinions
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