Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Joseph Johnson v. People of the State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 1972No. 71-1778PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.
Joseph Johnson, an Illinois state prisoner, filed a habeas corpus petition in the federal district court. After reviewing the state court record, the district court denied the petition without an evi-dentiary hearing or the appointment of counsel. Petitioner appeals. We affirm.
Petitioner was convicted on April 15, 1965, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, following a jury trial, on charges of burglary and possession of burglary tools. He was sentenced to serve concurrent terms of 10 to 25 years on the burglary count and 1 to 2 years on the possession…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Kenneth D. Edmondson v. Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- United States Ex Rel. Hubbard v. CannonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1975
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