Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Sidney Foster v. Richard Derobertis, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 16, 1984No. 83-2881PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Sidney Foster appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. In August 1975, petitioner was convicted of murder and concealment of a homicidal death by an Illinois trial court. The Illinois Appellate Court, by a divided panel, reversed, finding that the trial court erred in not holding a pre-trial competency hearing and that the State had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that petitioner committed the murder and was sane at the time he concealed the homicide. People v. Foster, 56 Ill.App.3d 22, 13 Ill.Dec. 869, 371…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Drope v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Maggio v. FulfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by61 opinions
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