Legal Opinion

William Griswold v. James Greer, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, and Tyrone Fahner, Attorney General, State of Illinois

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided July 27, 1983No. 82-1743PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner-appellant William Griswold was tried before a jury in an Illinois state trial court and found guilty of armed robbery. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the conviction and the Supreme Court of Illinois denied Griswold leave to appeal. After exhausting all available state post-conviction remedies, Griswold filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, East St. Louis Division. Both parties signed a written consent form permitting a United States Magistrate to hear the case and the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  4. Sherwin S. Stern v. United States Gypsum, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
  5. Robert Lee Holleman v. Jack R. Duckworth and Indiana Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Marshall Jackson v. Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  2. United States of America Ex Rel. Melvin Haywood v. Michael O'leary, Warden, Stateville PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  3. Carl Dooley v. Jack R. DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Johnny Lee Love v. Warren YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Walter Montgomery v. James Greer, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992

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