Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Edward Curtis v. People of the State of Illinois and John J. Twomey, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 11, 1975No. 74-1559PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a state prisoner’s petition for habeas corpus.
Three issues are presented for review:
1) Whether the petitioner was denied his statutory right to assistance of counsel at his post-conviction hearing in violation of the due process and equal protection clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.
2) Whether the district court should have held an evidentiary hearing on the petitioner’s allegation that the state suppressed evidence which might have exculpated him.
3) Whether the Illinois waiver rule, whereby the defendant waives error in the denial…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Mark A. Hopkinson v. Duane Shillinger, and the Attorney General of the State of WyomingCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- United States of America Ex Rel. Clinton Burnett v. People of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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