Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. L. T. McKee v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 13, 1967No. 15788_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENOCH, Circuit Judge.
The respondent-appellant, Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, has appealed to this Court from'an Order of the District Court granting the relator, L. T. McEee, a writ of habeas corpus and directing that he be discharged from respondent’s custody.
The relator was convicted of the crime of murder in the Criminal Court of Cook County, Illinois, in June, 1946, and sentenced to life imprisonment. No appeal was taken.
In 1957, the Supreme Court of Illinois granted a petition filed by relator after the decision in Griffin v. People of State of Illinois, 351 U.S.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Norvell v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States of America Ex Rel Leodis Smart, Relator-Appellant v. Frank J. Pate, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
- The PEOPLE v. NorvellIllinois Supreme Court · 1962
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Nevail Mitchell v. Donald WyrickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- John D. Pruitt v. Terrell Don HuttoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1978
- McGarrity v. BetoDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1971
- Tracey v. JancoDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1972
- Yates v. WellmanDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1974
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