Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Orville Waldron v. Frank J. Pate, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1967No. 16093_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CASTLE, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner-appellant, Orville Wal-dron, prosecutes this appeal from a judgment order of the District Court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was dismissed on the ground that there was a failure to exhaust state remedies as required by 28 U.S.C.A. § 2254.
The petitioner was convicted of murder in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County, Illinois, after trial by jury, and sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Supreme Court, People v. Waldron, 33 Ill.2d 261, 211 N.E.2d 367, cert. den., 384 U.S. 1008, 86 S.Ct. 1970,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- The PEOPLE v. HambyIllinois Supreme Court · 1965
- Ciucci v. THE PEOPLEIllinois Supreme Court · 1960
- People v. DolginIllinois Supreme Court · 1955
- United States of America Ex Rel. Joseph Calhoun, Cross-Appellant v. Frank J. Pate, Warden of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dan Westley Gray v. Harold R. SwensonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Sweeten v. SneddonDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1971
- John Allen Seybold v. Elmer O. Cady, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Edward Frank Kanieski v. John R. Gagnon, Warden, Wisconsin Correctional InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1970
- Pierce v. WilsonDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1969
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