Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel., Michael Nance v. J.W. Fairman, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 9, 1983No. 82-2245PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ASPEN, District Judge.
Petitioner Michael Nance was convicted of armed robbery in the Circuit Court of Macon County, Illinois. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed, People v. Nance, 100 Ill.App.3d 1117, 56 Ill.Dec. 435, 427 N.E.2d 630 (4th Dist.1981), and the Illinois Supreme Court denied petitioner leave to appeal. Petitioner then filed for a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court, claiming that the conviction violated his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses against him. The district court denied the writ both on the merits and for petitioner’s failure to exhaust his…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Robert A. Prather v. John Rees, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- John Petrucelli v. Phillip Coombe, Jr., Superintendent, Eastern New York Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Miles Davis SaundersCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Palmquist v. SelvikCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- United States of America Ex Rel. Melvin H. Sullivan v. James A. Fairman, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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