Legal Opinion
Brown v. Washington
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 4, 2000No. 2-99-0506PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE BOWMAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Pro se plaintiff, Hiriam Brown, appeals from a circuit court order that dismissed his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
The record reveals that in April 1973, following his conviction of murder, plaintiff was sentenced to an indeterminate period of incarceration of not less than 50 years and not more than 70 years. Plaintiff was also sentenced to shorter terms of incarceration for other offenses that are not relevant here.
On July 8, 1997, plaintiff filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the circuit court.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. ReedyIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Barney v. Prisoner Review BoardIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- Williams v. IrvingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981
- James Barksdale v. Gayle M. Franzen and John B. GrovesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
3Cited by3 opinions
- McGee v. SnyderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- McGee v. SnyderAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
- McGee v. Snyder See also Supplemental Opinion Upon Denial of Rehearing - filed Nov. 7, 2001Appellate Court of Illinois · 2001