Legal Opinion
Julius James Nash v. Thomas Israel, Bronson C. Lafollette
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 19, 1983No. 82-1633PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final judgment of the district court granting petitioner-appellee’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Based upon the following ratiocination, we affirm the district court’s holding that Nash did not knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily enter a plea of guilty to the charge of party to the crime of first degree murder.
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On December 17, 1975, petitioner Nash and three other men, directed by Ira Has-kins to murder Felix Winters, 1 took Winters by car to a predetermined location in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. Holder, the driver, stated…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Henderson v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by35 opinions
- United States v. Clayton Fountain, Thomas E. Silverstein, and Randy K. GometzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States of America Ex Rel. Johnnie L. Savory v. Michael Lane, Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Charles R. Burns v. Donald ClusenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Kay Lynn FryeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. John Morgan WilliamsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
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