Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Pennington v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 17, 1969No. 17018PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.
This case presents the question whether the denial by the Supreme Court of Illinois of the request of petitioner, Charles Pennington, for counsel to represent him on appeal from an adverse decision of the Illinois Appellate Court was a violation of the equal protection and due process clauses of the fourteenth amendment. This matter is before us on appeal from the district court’s denial of Pennington’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
On May 20, 1964 Charles Pennington was arrested on the charges of burglary with the intent to commit theft, burglary with the intent…
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