Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit April 7, 1960, 12759 (United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Townsend v. Frank G. Sain, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, and Jack Johnson, Warden of the Cook County Jail)
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United States · · · 07-04-1960
SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.
On December 12, 1958, Charles Townsend filed a petition for habeas corpus in the district court, naming Frank G. Sain, sheriff of Cook county, Illinois, and Jack Johnson, warden of Cook county jail, as respondents. Petitioner was at that time awaiting execution in said jail, pursuant to a judgment of the criminal court of said county, convicting him of murder.
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