Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Melvin Lee Smith v. Charles J. Rowe and William Klusak
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 17, 1984No. 79-2107PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner Smith was convicted of armed robbery in a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Kane County, Illinois on January 30, 1975. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed, People v. Smith, 52 Ill.App.3d 583, 10 Ill.Dec. 303, 367 N.E.2d 756 (1977), the Illinois Supreme Court denied leave to appeal, and the United States Supreme Court denied certiorari, Smith v. Illinois, 436 U.S. 961, 98 S.Ct. 3079, 57 L.Ed.2d 1127 (1978).
Petitioner then filed his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. That court granted the writ, and this…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Fletcher v. WeirSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Franzen v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Douglas G. Dean v. Warren Young, Warden, Waupun Correctional Institute, and Bronson C. Lafollette, Attorney General of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Douglas G. Dean v. Warren Young, Warden, Waupun Correctional Institute, and Bronson C. Lafollette, Attorney General of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- U.S. v. LauryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993