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United States Ex Rel. Cosey v. Wolff

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided March 7, 1983No. 81 C 593PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETZENDANNER, District Judge:

This case comes before the court for ruling after an evidentiary hearing on petitioner Larry Cosey’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. The historical facts giving rise to this hearing have been recounted in several published opinions (discussed infra), and will not be repeated in detail.

Petitioner was tried along with a co-defendant, Ernest Van Johnson, in the Illinois Circuit Court for attempted murder, aggravated battery, and armed robbery. The victim, Michael Lightfoot, testified that he was attacked by the defendants in the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr., (Decoster Iii)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  2. Troy Cooper v. C. J. FitzharrisCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Countee Williams v. John J. Twomey, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
  4. Washington v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
  5. Taylor v. Buick Motor Division, General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kenneth G. Pavel v. Melvin L. Hollins, Superintendent, Oneida Correctional Facility Eliot L. Spitzer, Attorney General of New York StateCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  2. Michael Crisp v. Jack R. Duckworth, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. United States of America Ex Rel. Larry Cosey v. Dennis Wolff and Neil F. HartiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. United States Ex Rel. Rivera v. FranzenDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1984
  5. Honeywell International, Inc. v. North American Refractories Asbestos Personal Injury Settlement Trust (In re North American Refractories Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2015

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