Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. White v. Lane
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided February 21, 1992No. 89 C 9056PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BRIAN BARNETT DUFF, District Judge.
Petitioner, Derrick White, is currently serving a 27 year sentence for murder. He was convicted of the murder of Edward Sanders who was fatally shot on January 31, 1981, while riding as a passenger in a taxicab. White seeks habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and petitions the court to review the constitutionality of his conviction.
Background
Following a 1986 jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, Illinois, White was found guilty of murder. His motions for a mistrial and a new trial were denied by the trial court.
White then…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- California v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Harris v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Brian Miranda v. Blair J. LeibachCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Derrick White v. Howard Peters, III and Roland W. BurrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
- People v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1998
- People v. LewisAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
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