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· 4/17/1992

Walter Stewart v. Howard Peters, III

Citations

  • 958 F.2d 1379

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  • recognizing that alleged error under Illinois counterpart to Rule 11 does not provide basis for federal habeas review
  • recognizing that alleged error under Illinois counterpart to Rule 11 does not provide basis for federal habeas review
  • knowing plea requires that defendant have knowledge necessary to make \a choice among rationally understood probabilities\
  • despite defendant's guilty pleas, State set out to prove at eligibility phase of sentencing defendant's intent to kill
  • despite defendant’s guilty pleas, State set out to prove at eligibility phase of sentencing defendant’s intent to kill
  • know- ing plea requires that defendant have knowledge necessary to make “a choice among rationally understood probabilities”

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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Kanne

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