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MORGAN v. HARDY

No. 10-3155.

662 F.3d 790 (2011)

Samuel MORGAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Marcus HARDY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 7, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. O'Hara , Attorney, Hinshaw & Culbertson, James A. Rolfes (argued), Attorney, Reed Smith LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Sheri L. Wong (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Samuel Morgan was convicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County for the murders of William Motley and Kenneth Merkson and the rape and aggravated kidnapping of Phyllis Gregson. After unsuccessfully seeking postconviction relief in the state courts, Morgan filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The district court denied relief but granted a certificate of appealability...

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