United States of America Ex Rel. William Allen v. State of Illinois

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of a habeas corpus petition filed by William Allen who is presently serving a ten to thirty year sentence in the Illinois State Penitentiary. The sentence was imposed by the Criminal Court of Cook County following the petitioner’s conviction for armed robbery.

The question presented is whether the petitioner was denied his constitutional rights under the sixth amendment by reason of his foreeable exclusion from the courtroom during part of his trial.

After his indictment and during the pretrial stage, the petitioner…