Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. John B. Adams v. Peter Bensinger, Director, Department of Corrections, and John Twomey, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 14, 1975No. 73-1531PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
This appeal represents what we hope will be the last major step in a seven year legal battle to have the federal courts consider the merits of petitioner John B. Adams’ claim for habeas corpus relief.
In 1963 petitioner, with two co-defendants, was convicted of murder in an Illinois court and sentenced to a prison term of thirty-five to seventy years. On direct appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court his conviction was affirmed. People v. Henderson, 37 Ill.2d 489, 229 N.E.2d 519 (1967). Petitioner then filed a habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court for the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- People v. ParksSupreme Court of Colorado · 1978
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