Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Robert James Long v. Frank J. Pate, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 8, 1970No. 17282PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISE, District Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court denying appellant’s application for a writ of habeas corpus. The District Court granted appellant a certificate of probable cause to appeal in forma pauperis.
Appellant alleges that his 1953 conviction for burglary and 1963 conviction for aggravated kidnapping and armed robbery were a violation of the United States Constitution. The convictions were affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court in People v. Anderson, 17 Ill.2d 422, 161 N.E.2d 835 (1959) 1 and People v. Long, 39 Ill.2d 40, 233 N.E.2d 389, (1968).
1953 CONVICTION
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Massiah v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. Janice Weston, A/K/A Janice WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
- Commonwealth v. FrenchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Sam Hoover v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Nimrod Solomon and George SommerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
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