Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Blackwell v. Franzen
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 7, 1982No. 80C1778PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Leon Blackwell (“Blackwell”) was convicted of murder and burglary March 9, 1977 in the Circuit Court of Cook County. After exhausting all available state remedies Blackwell brought what is now his Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (the “Petition”) 1 charging that he was denied rights under the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment. 2 Respondents have moved to dismiss or for summary judgment and Blackwell has filed a cross-motion for summary judgment. For the reasons…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. DouglasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
- El Pueblo de Puerto Rico v. Ramos DelgadoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1988
- United States of America Ex Rel. Leon Blackwell, Cross-Appellant v. Gayle M. Franzen and Marvin Reed, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- People v. DouglasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990