Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit May 18, 1982, 81-1954 (Willie Wade v. Gayle Franzen, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, and Marvin Reed, Warden, Stateville Penitentiary)

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United States · · · 18-05-1982

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Willie Wade was convicted of murder by a jury in an Illinois state court and sentenced to 50 to 100 years in prison. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed his conviction with full opinion.

People v. Wade,

71 Ill.App.3d 1013, 27 Ill.Dec. 822, 389 N.E.2d 1230 (1979). After exhausting his state remedies Wade filed a petition for habeas corpus in federal district court.

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