Legal Opinion
United States v. Sielaff
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 31, 1977No. 76-2070PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The question before us in this habeas corpus case is whether the State of Illinois denied petitioner Sims due process when it revoked his parole.
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In 1959, Sims was convicted by an Illinois court of murder, and was sentenced to 199 years in prison. On December 15, 1972, he was released on parole.
On February 2, 1975, Sims, under suspicion of having'committed two rapes and an assault, was stopped by the Jacksonville, Illinois, police while he was driving his automobile. He was then arrested on charges of driving while'under the influence of alcohol and illegally transporting…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- United States v. SielaffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Drayton v. McCallCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Faheem-El v. KlincarDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
- Butson v. Chairman, US Parole Com'nDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1978
- Reese v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
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