Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Allen v. Franzen
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 1981No. 78-2140PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Eddie Allen was convicted of murder in a jury trial in Peoria County, Illinois, and was sentenced to a prison term of eighteen to fifty years. The conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court, Third Judicial District, People v. Allen, 37 Ill.App.3d 619, 346 N.E.2d 486 (1976). The Illinois Supreme Court denied Allen leave to appeal, and the United States Supreme Court denied his petition for writ of certiorari, Allen v. Illinois, 430 U.S. 956, 97 S.Ct. 1603, 51 L.Ed.2d 806 (1977).
On February 8, 1978, Allen filed a petition for writ of habeas…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Schneble v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jenkins v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. HaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by23 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Johnnie L. Savory v. Michael Lane, Director, Illinois Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Gerald Wayne Phelps v. Jack R. Duckworth, Warden Indiana State Prison, and Linley E. Pearson, Attorney General of IndianaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Richter v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
- Marvin Bieghler v. Daniel McBride SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- United States of America, Ex Rel., Larry Saulsbury v. James Greer, Warden, Menard, Michael Lane, Director of the Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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