Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Robinson v. Chrans

District Court, C.D. Illinois

Decided May 5, 1987No. 86-2109PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

BAKER, Chief Judge.

The petitioner, currently incarcerated at the Pontiac Correctional Center, seeks habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The respondent has submitted an answer in response to the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, and requests this court to deny the petition. The court construes this request as a motion for a judgment on the pleadings.

The petitioner was convicted of two counts of attempted murder, one count of armed robbery, and one count of unlawful use of weapons on April 11, 1983, in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The petitioner was adjudged a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Donnelly v. DeChristoforoSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. David Williams and Robert Hicks v. James A. ChransCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  2. Hardy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  3. People v. BrownAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990
  4. United States ex rel. Durham v. O'LearyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988

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