Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Otis Williams and A. D. Clark, Petitioners v. Gayle M. Franzen and Tyrone C. Fahner
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 1982No. 81-2957PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioners, Otis Williams and A. D. Clark sought habeas corpus relief in federal district court from an Illinois criminal conviction, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The parties filed cross motions for summary judgment under Fed.R.Civ.P. 56. The district court granted the petitioners’ motion on their claim of ineffective assistance of counsel 1 and the respondents appeal. We affirm, 531 F.Supp. 292.
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In 1974 petitioners A. D. Clark and Otis Williams, together with Ernest J. Clark, were indicted and convicted for the burglary of a store and the theft of a large quantity of…
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3Cited by42 opinions
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