Legal Opinion
Evans v. Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 2009No. 08-4220PublishedCited by 414 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
William Evans is awaiting trial in state court on criminal charges. He believes that constitutional errors in the state prosecution will prevent a valid conviction, and he has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The district court denied this petition because the state judiciary can set any problem to rights.
The first question we must address is whether Evans needs a certificate of appealability. “Unless a circuit justice or judge issues a certificate of appealability, an appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from ... the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jimmy Walker v. J.T. O'brien, and Joseph W. Finfrock v. Craig A. HanksCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
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