Legal Opinion
Freeman v. Chandler
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 2011No. 10-1467PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Joe Freeman appeals from the district court’s denial of his Rule 60(b) motion as a successive habeas corpus petition over which the court lacked jurisdiction. Whether or not his motion may be treated as a successive petition, we nevertheless elect to affirm the denial of habeas relief on the merits.
I. Background
A. Facts
We briefly outline the facts relevant to our consideration of Freeman’s habeas petition. In so doing, we rely on the Illinois Appellate Court’s discussion on Freeman’s direct appeal, 1 which we may presume correct pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Gonzalez v. CrosbySupreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Nix v. WhitesideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- James Small, Jr. v. Superintendent Jeff Endicott and Kenosha County Circuit Court, 1Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
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