Legal Opinion
United States v. Ragen
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 24, 1957No. 56 C 175PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PERRY, District Judge.
On March 27,1951, the petitioner, having pleaded guilty to an indictment charging armed robbery, was sentenced by the State court to serve terms in the Illinois penitentiary. In 1954 the petitioner prosecuted his petition under the Post-Conviction law of Illinois, S.H.A. 111. ch. 38, § 826 et seq., which was denied on December 22, 1954. Upon writ of error to the Supreme Court of Illinois, this order was affirmed. Petition for certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 10, 1956, Wiggins v. People of State of Illinois, 350 U.S. 940, 76 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Ex Parte HawkSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Devandlis Wiggins v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden, Illinois State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1956
- United States Ex Rel. O'COnnell v. Ragen, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- United States Ex Rel. Gawron v. Ragen, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
3Cited by1 opinion
- Devandlis Wiggins v. Joseph E. Ragen, Warden Illinois State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1958