Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Willie Buckhana and Tony McGhee v. Michael Lane, Director, Department of Corrections, State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 1986No. 85-2049PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners-appellants, Willie Buckhana (“Buckhana”) and Tony McGhee (“McGhee”) appeal from the district court order dismissing their petitions for writs of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I
In July 1979, following a trial in the Cook County, Illinois, Circuit Court, a jury found Buckhana and McGhee, along with a third individual named Green (not a party to this action), guilty of burglary and armed robbery. Between trial and sentencing, the petitioners filed motions for a new trial based on information supplied by Jimmy Buckhana, Willie Buckhana’s brother. The petitioners filed…
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