Patrasso v. Nelson, No. 96-3962 (7th Cir.) (121 F.3d 297) (August 5, 1997) (Judge Daniel A. Manion)
Loaded on Sept. 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
September 29, 1997
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In 1983, James Patrasso was convicted of two counts of attempted murder. He was sentenced to a term of 60 years in prison. Since then he appealed his conviction and sentence to the Illinois Appellate Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Federal district court in Illinois, and finally the Court ...
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