Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Lane
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided August 26, 1988No. 88-3180PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
STIEHL, District Judge:
INTRODUCTION
This matter is before the Court on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioners, Miriam Wilson, Nadine Schnur-stein, Ronald Barrow, Gloria Abbey-Lyles and Patricia Vader, filed their petition individually and as next-friends acting on behalf of Charles T. Walker, an Illinois death row inmate currently incarcerated at the Menard Correctional Center, Chester, Illinois.
BACKGROUND
The Court heard oral argument on April 7, 1988, on the petition and ruled on April 19, 1988, that the petitioners could not pursue the action under either jus…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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