Legal Opinion
Caruth v. Geddes
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 16, 1978No. 77 C 1042PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
MARSHALL, District Judge.
This is a civil rights action brought by Alsana X. Caruth, an Illinois prisoner, against Richard J. Geddes, a lawyer with the Illinois Appellate Defender. Caruth was convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, and sentenced to a term in the Correctional Center at Pontiac, Illinois. On appeal Geddes was appointed to represent him. On March 15, 1977, Geddes filed with the Appellate Court of Illinois, First Judicial District, a motion to withdraw as counsel on appeal together with a supporting brief, as required by Anders…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by5 opinions
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