Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Reed v. Lane
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 3, 1983No. 83 C 3622PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHADUR, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Fred Reed (“Reed”) has petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, Reed’s petition is granted.
Facts 2
As the result of his participation in two killings and a related robbery, Reed was convicted of two counts of murder and one of armed robbery. All his available state court remedies have been exhausted, and he is now serving concurrent prison terms of 50 to 100 years for each murder and 20 to 30 years for armed robbery.
According to the trial testimony one…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Beck v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. YonanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1985
- United States of America Ex Rel. Fred Reed v. Michael Lane and James GreerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- People v. ReedAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- United States of America Ex Rel. Fred Reed v. Michael Lane and James GreerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985