United States ex rel. Veal v. DeRobertis

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Johnny Veal (“Veal”) was convicted in Illinois state court for the July 17, 1970 murders of two Chicago police officers. Veal petitioned this Court for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a), alleging several violations of his constitutional rights. We found that Veal was entitled to habeas relief because the state trial court’s refusal to allow Veal’s alibi witnesses to testify violated his Sixth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. United States ex rel. Veal v. Wolff, 529 F.Supp. 713, 715 (N.D.Ill.1981).

On appeal, the Seventh Circuit…