Legal Opinion
Cramer v. Fahner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 1982No. Nos. 80-2545, 80-2757PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Senior District Judge.
Petitioner appeals the denial by the district court of a petition for writ of habeas corpus on his conviction in an Illinois state court for solicitation to commit murder. Respondent, State of Illinois, cross-appeals the grant of the writ on petitioner’s conviction for conspiracy to commit murder. We affirm both actions on summary judgment by the lower court.
Petitioner, an Illinois attorney, was indicted on ten counts of conspiracy and solicitation, based on having planned with a former client from February to November, 1974, to have petitioner’s wife murdered.…
2Cases cited81 opinions
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- Spencer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Stromberg v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by64 opinions
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