Legal Opinion
Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 1995No. 94-3658PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
This case is before the court on the “Emergency Motion for Summary Affir-mance” filed by the respondent state officials. An opposition to the respondents’ motion has been filed by the petitioner and is also before the court.
This is a second appeal to this court in this matter. The petitioner is under a sentence of death imposed by the courts of the State of Illinois and is seeking habeas relief in the federal courts. Mr. Williams’ petition for habeas corpus was denied initially by the district court on July 5, 1990. Williams v. Chrans, 742 F.Supp. 472 (N.D.Ill.1990). After full review, this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Roynell Joshua v. The United States, on MotionCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1994
- Charles Silagy, Cross-Appellant v. Howard Peters, Iii, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- James P. Free, Jr., Petitioner-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Howard A. Peters, Iii, Respondents-Appellants-Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- United States v. Danny D. FortnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- James P. Free, Jr. v. Howard Peters, III and Neil HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Tim Semmerling v. Cheryl BormannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2020
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