Legal Opinion
Girvies L. Davis v. Warden Jim Greer and Neil F. Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 13, 1994No. 92-3203PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Girvies L. Davis was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the circuit court of St. Clair County, Illinois. After unsuccessfully appealing his conviction and sentence in the Illinois courts, Davis filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied Davis’ petition and he appeals.
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On Friday, December 22, 1978, Charles Biebel was shot to death in his mobile home in St. Clair County, Illinois. Biebel, an 89 year-old man who was confined to a wheelchair, was shot twice while inside his trailer. Davis and Richard Holman…
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