Legal Opinion
Bernice Lewis v. Jane E. Huch and Neil F. Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 20, 1992No. 89-2677PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
Bernice Lewis filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging her conviction in the Illinois state courts for murder, armed robbery and aggravated kidnapping. Lewis alleged that her state court conviction was obtained in violation of the United States Constitution because (1) she was denied her sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel because of her court-appointed counsel’s conflict of interest and (2) the state trial court’s denial of her motions for severance and for a mistrial violated her…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Miller v. FentonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States of America Ex Rel. Johnnie L. Savory v. Michael Lane, Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Kraft, Inc. v. AmBrit, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Kirk Bradley Bell v. Jack DuckworthCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Tommy L. Bobo v. Darrell A. Kolb, Superintendent, Waupun Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Luther Cain v. Howard Peters and Roland BurrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Harry Gomez v. Rodney J. Ahitow, Warden, and Roland W. BurrisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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