Legal Opinion
Gary Staten v. Michael v. Neal, Warden, Danville Correctional Center, and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 1989No. 88-2965PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Gary Staten appeals the district judge’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. He argues that he pleaded guilty to a robbery charge in Iowa, relying on a state’s attorney’s promise in Illinois that he would not be prosecuted for the separate charge of escape in Illinois. Contrary to what was promised, Staten was prosecuted and convicted of the escape charge in Illinois. The State admits that a state’s attorney had agreed not to prosecute Staten but claims that the state’s attorney did not have authority to make this promise for the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- United States v. William Eugene CarterCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by23 opinions
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