Legal Opinion
Ramiro Hernandez v. Roger D. Cowan, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 3, 2000No. 99-1082, 99-2613PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
In 1979, Ramiro Hernandez was tried together with Daniel Santisteven in an Illinois state court for murder, was convicted by the jury, and was sentenced to fifty years in prison, where he remains. After his conviction was affirmed and his request for state postconviction relief denied, he sought federal habeas corpus, which was also denied, precipitating this appeal. He had failed to seek discretion ary review from the Supreme Court of Illinois of either of the two state court appellate decisions in his case; and, invoking O’Sullivan v. Boerckel, 526 U.S. 838, 119 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Zafiro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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3Cited by35 opinions
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