Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Theodore Robinson v. Frank J. Pate, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 1965No. 14253_1PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KILEY, Circuit Judge.
The district court denied, without hearing evidence, Robinson’s petition under the Habeas Corpus Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241-2254, to vacate his state conviction for murder and his life sentence. He has appealed, represented by counsel appointed by this court. We reverse and remand.
The district court in denying the petition relied upon the record and transcript of the murder trial without a jury in the Criminal Court of Cook County in 1959, and the opinion of the Supreme Court of Illinois in People v. Robinson, 22 Ill.2d 162, 174 N.E.2d 820, cert. denied 368 U.S. 857, 82 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pointer v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- State v. TatumSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1976
- Brizendine v. SwensonDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1969
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