Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Harry Gordon Geach v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 1956No. 11628_1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Chief Judge.
On January 20, 1955, petitioner, appearing pro se., filed in the District Court a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241. His petition challenged the constitutionality of the judgment of the Criminal Court of Cook County, Illinois, entered April 8, 1949, based upon his trial and conviction of the crime of burglary. The judgment sentenced him to imprisonment for a term of not less than ten nor more than twenty years. Petitioner is now confined under such sentence.
Petitioner was represented in the District Court by court-appointed counsel. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Odis R. Van Buskirk v. Fred T. Wilkinson, as Warden of the United States Penitentiary, McNeil Island, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1954
- Ex Parte FarrellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1951
- Graver Tank & Mfg. Co. v. Linde Air Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Oscar L. Green, Robert A. Green, Quentin L. Green and Alice Green v. Herschel S. Green and Madge GreenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
- Jarecki, Collector of Internal Revenue v. WhetstoneCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Harold Wilson v. Michael O'leary, Warden, Stateville Correctional CenterCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Paul L. Fitzsimmons v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at trenton,n.j. And the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Roger Jay Klier, Summary Calendar. v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Paul L. Fitzsimmons v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at trenton,n.j. And the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Paul L. Fitzsimmons v. Howard Yeager, Principal Keeper of the New Jersey State Prison at trenton,n.j. And the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
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