Legal Opinion
Johnnie Walton v. Kenneth R. Briley, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 17, 2004No. 01-2928PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant, Johnnie Walton, brought this action for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). He claimed that his trial in the Cook County Circuit Court was conducted in violation of his Constitutional right to a public trial. The district court did not agree and denied the writ. We reverse.
I. Background
Johnnie Walton was arrested after delivering a sizeable quantity of phencyclidine, more commonly known as PCP, to an undercover police officer. He was tried in the Cook County Circuit Court before Judge Ralph Reyna on September 19, 21, and October 2,…
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