UNITED STATES EX REL. REED v. LANE

No. 83 C 3622.

571 F.Supp. 530 (1983)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Fred REED, Petitioner, v. Michael LANE, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections and James Greer, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, Respondents.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, E.D.

October 3, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Clark, Deputy Defender, Scott Graham, Asst. Appellate Defender, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.

Neil F. Hartigan, Atty. Gen. of Ill., Kenneth A. Fedinets, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondents.


SHADUR, District Judge.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Fred Reed ("Reed") has petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.1 For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, Reed's petition is granted.

Facts2

As the result of his participation in two killings and a related robbery, Reed was...

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