Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Melvin H. Sullivan v. James A. Fairman, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 13, 1984No. 83-2054PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Appellant Melvin H. Sullivan, an Illinois state prisoner, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois contending that he had been denied his fourteenth amendment due process rights, and his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel, made applicable to the states through the fourteenth amendment, in his state murder trial. The district judge denied the petition on both counts, ruling that Sullivan failed to meet the Wainwright v. Sykes, 433 U.S. 72, 97 S.Ct. 2497, 53…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wainwright v. SykesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. LundySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by94 opinions
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- Juan Verdin v. Michael O'Leary and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Melvin H. Sullivan v. James A. FairmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Edward L. Ellsworth v. Mark LevenhagenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Jan Bocian, Also Known as Jan Gramo v. Salvador Godinez, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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