Legal Opinion
Robert Kubat, Cross-Appellee v. James Thieret, Warden, and Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 15, 1989No. 88-1440, 88-1520PublishedCited by 247 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Robert Kubat was convicted by a jury in Illinois state court of aggravated kidnapping and murder. After a separate sentencing hearing, the same jury sentenced Kubat to death. On direct appeal, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed both the conviction and the death sentence. People v. Kubat, 94 Ill.2d 437, 69 Ill.Dec. 30, 447 N.E.2d 247 (1983) [“Kubat I”], cert. denied, Kubat v. Illinois, 464 U.S. 865, 104 S.Ct. 199, 78 L.Ed.2d 174 (1983). Kubat filed a petition for post-conviction relief. After an evidentiary hearing, the Illinois trial court denied the petition,…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by247 opinions
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- Paul W. Greer v. Betty Mitchell, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- State v. BrooksOhio Supreme Court · 1996
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