Legal Opinion
Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 21, 1995No. 95-1697PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal is before the court on an emergency basis. The appellant, Hernando Williams, is under sentence of death imposed by the courts of the State of Illinois. That sentence is scheduled to be executed in the early morning hours of tomorrow, March 22, 1995. This appeal was filed in this court on March 21, 1995 at 9:35 p.m. C.S.T.
The essence of Mr. Williams’ appeal is that the district court committed error when it denied his motion for relief under Rule 60(b), a motion filed earlier this evening and denied shortly thereafter by the district court. Mr. Williams’ contention is that he was…
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- Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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