Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Rueben Palmer v. Richard Derobertis and Neil Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 14, 1984No. 83-1148PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMESON, Senior District Judge.
This is an appeal from an order of the district court dismissing Palmer’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and granting respondents’ motion for summary judgment. We affirm.
Palmer was convicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, of armed robbery and sentenced to an 18 year term of imprisonment which he is now serving. His conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court in an unpublished order. People v. Palmer, 98 Ill.App.3d 1201, 56 Ill.Dec. 647, 427 N.E.2d 1052 (1st Dist.1981).
On this appeal, Palmer…
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