Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. James W. Green v. James Greer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 10, 1981No. 81-1246PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPRECHER, Circuit Judge.
Green filed a pro se habeas corpus petition in the district court, alleging that the evidence adduced in his state court murder trial was insufficient to support his conviction. The issue before us is whether the district court erred in dismissing Green’s petition without first ordering and examining the trial record. We hold that an examination of the record is not required where, as here, the petitioner fails to identify any incompleteness or inaccuracies in the facts before the district court.
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Green was convicted in Illinois state court of the murder of a service…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Sandy Paul Bruce v. Jack Duckworth, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Bernard Williams, A/K/A Anthony Sherrard v. Jack R. Duckworth, Warden, and Indiana Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- John Kines v. Salvadore Godinez, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Charles Glen Loveday v. Herman Davis, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
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