Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Thomas Durso and Michael Gargano v. Frank J. Pate, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 1970No. 17762PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORGAN, District Judge.
In October, 1964, appellants, Thomas Durso and Michael Gargano, were convicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, of the crime of murder of one Anthony Moschiano. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed their convictions. People v. Durso, 40 Ill.2d 242, 239 N.E.2d 842 (1968), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 1111, 89 S.Ct. 923, 21 L.Ed.2d 807 (1969). They then filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the court below, alleging several grounds on which it was contended that their conviction was obtained in violation of the Constitution of the United States.
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