United States of America Ex Rel. Countee Williams v. John J. Twomey, Warden

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 1975-03-24

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WYZANSKI, Senior District Judge. This is an appeal from the District Court’s denial after full hearing and findings, of release on a petition for habeas corpus attacking a sentence of imprisonment for ten to twenty years imposed by the Illinois Circuit Court for Cook County following a jury verdict finding petitioner guilty of the crime of burglary of a television set. The principal issue raised here and in the District Cour…

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