Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Hairston v. Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 30, 1979No. Nos. 78-1219, 78-2219PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents consolidated appeals from final orders of the federal district court denying petitioner’s first application for a writ of habeas corpus (No. 78-1219) and granting petitioner’s second application (No. 78-2219).
In 1969 Leroy Hairston, a member of a Chicago youth gang, was convicted for murder and sentenced to 75-100 years in prison following a jury trial in Illinois state court. In pretrial proceedings the petitioner unsuccessfully challenged the constitutionality of the Illinois alibi-notice statute.1 The con*606viction was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Sanders v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Jerry ButlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Luis Albert Alicea v. John R. Gagnon, Superintendent, and the Attorney General of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Wilbert LewisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States of America Ex Rel. Johnny Veal v. Richard DerobertisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- United States of America Ex Rel. Melvin Lee Smith v. Charles J. Rowe and William KlusakCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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