Legal Opinion
Larry Smith v. James Chrans
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 1, 1988No. 87-1757PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner-appellant Larry Smith, a state prisoner, petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the legality of his incarceration. Following the district court’s denial of his petition, Smith applied to the district court for a certificate of probable cause for appeal, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2253. Attempting to limit the certificate to one of the four issues Smith raised in his petition, the district court granted the application in part and denied it in part. Smith’s appeal of the district court’s order presents a question which has occasioned a split among the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States ex rel. Hickey v. JeffesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Gary Van Pilon v. Amos ReedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- James Barber v. Charles Scully, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Frank A. Vicaretti, Jr. v. Robert J. Henderson, Superintendent, Auburn Correctional Facility, and Lawrence T. Kurlander, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Robert Lee Norris v. James Schotten, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Young Soo Koo v. Daniel R. McBride SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Sherman v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Anthony Dixon v. John M. PitchfordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Joseph Pisciotti v. Odie WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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