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United States Ex Rel. Collins v. Welborn

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided November 4, 1994No. 93 C 5282, 93 C 5328PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

HART, District Judge.

Roger Collins and William Bracy 1 were found guilty of armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping, and the murders of Frederick Lacey, R.C. Pettigrew, and Richard Holliman in a Joint, jury trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The offenses were committed in 1980. Following a two-staged sentencing hearing, Collins and Bracy were both sentenced to death on the murder convictions. Each was also sentenced to concurrent terms of 60 years’ incarceration on the armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping charges. On appeal, the kidnapping…

2Cases cited126 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Bracy v. GramleySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. William Bracy and Roger Collins v. James Schomig and Roger CowanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
  3. Jerry Joe Medina v. M. Eldon Barnes, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
  4. William Bracy v. Richard B. Gramley, Roger Collins v. George C. WelbornCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  5. United States Ex Rel. Collins v. WelbornDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999

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