Legal Opinion
Sandy Paul Bruce v. Jack Duckworth, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 27, 1981No. 80-2289, 80-2290PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
These cases, consolidated for decision in the district court and in this court, refer to two entirely distinct prosecutions and trials. In April, 1975, Sandy Paul Bruce was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder. In February, 1976, he was convicted of rape and armed rape. Bruce here appeals the denial of his petitions, attacking his state court convictions, for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm the district court’s denial of relief.
Bruce was convicted by a jury of two counts of first-degree murder for the killing, on February 4,- 1974, of Stanley…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by22 opinions
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