Legal Opinion

Harold Shasteen, James Shasteen and Dan Shasteen v. Howard W. Saver, Director of Southern Illinois Community Correctional Center

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 5, 2001No. 99-2154PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

On March 10, 1995, the Shasteens filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, asserting various claims. The district court denied all of these, but issued a certificate of appealability with regard to their prosecutorial misconduct claim. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

Background

The Shasteens owned and operated a buyers’ club known as the Peoples $avings Service. The premise of a buyers’ club is that it provides members, who pay a fee to join the club, the opportunity to purchase merchandise at a substantially lower price than they…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  2. United States v. Jeff BoydCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  3. Paul W. Schaff v. Donald SnyderCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  4. United States v. Imad Naim Saadeh, Barbara Sudzus, and Albert SudzusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  5. Joseph Rodriguez v. Howard A. Peters, Iii, Director, Department of Corrections, State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  3. Alejandro Ruvalcaba v. Nedra Chandler, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
  4. Cheeks v. GaetzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. Midwest Fence Corp. v. United States Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

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