Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Hanrahan v. Welborn
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 22, 1984No. 84 C 1951PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Michael Hanrahan (“Hanrahan” or simply “Michael”) petitions for a writ of habeas corpus setting aside his state court sentence. Hanrahan says he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his sentencing hearing due to an alleged conflict of interest on the part of his trial attorney Lawrence Suffredin (“Suffredin”) — because Suffredin had, before the sentencing hearing, agreed to represent Hanrahan’s codefendant and father Homer Hanrahan (“Homer”) on appeal. Respondents (Centralia Correctional Center Warden George Welborn and Illinois…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Hanrahan v. ThieretDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- United States Ex Rel. Hanrahan v. GramleyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
- U.S. Ex Rel. Hanrahan v. Welborn and HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985