Legal Opinion
Williams v. Chrans
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 5, 1990No. 87 C 02084PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
ASPEN, District Judge:
On April 13, 1978, petitioner Hernando Williams pled guilty to armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping, rape and murder. A jury later sentenced Williams to death. Williams now seeks habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the voluntariness of his guilty plea, various aspects of his capital sentencing hearing and the constitutionality of the Illinois death penalty statute. For the reasons that follow, the petition is denied.
I. Factual Background and Procedural History
On April 1, 1978, Williams was arrested for the murder, aggravated…
2Cases cited107 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- People v. BallardIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
- United States Ex Rel. Free v. PetersDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1992
- United States v. JohnsonDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2005
- Hernando Williams v. James Chrans and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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