Legal Opinion
Carroll v. DeTella
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 31, 1997No. 95 C 5390Published
1Opinion of the Court
BUCKLO, District Judge.
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Ronnie Carroll is serving a 55-year sentence in the Illinois prison system for armed robbery. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, he petitions for writ of habeas corpus. For the following reasons, the petition is denied.
I. STATE COURT PROCEEDINGS
Direct Appeal & First Post-Conviction Petition
On August 11,1988, immediately after having been sentenced, Mr. Carroll moved to vacate his guilty plea and sentence. He argued, inter alia, that when he pleaded guilty, he was under the mistaken impression as to the possible length of his sentence, that the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- People v. FloresIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
- Charles Farrell v. Michael P. Lane, Director of Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Curtis Henderson v. James Thieret, Warden of the Menard Correctional Center and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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