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UNITED STATES EX REL. WILLIAMS v. LANE

No. 85 C 9794.

645 F.Supp. 740 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Robert Lee WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. Michael LANE, et al., Respondents.

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

October 9, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender of Cook County, Alison Edwards, Asst. Public Defender, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner.

Neil F. Hartigan, Atty. Gen. of Ill., Sally L. Dilgart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondents.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

MORAN, District Judge.

Petitioner was convicted of rape in state court and sentenced to ten years in prison. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 he now petitions for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that his constitutional rights were violated when the prosecution improperly commented on petitioner's failure to testify.

FACTS

The following is a summary of the facts presented at trial. Diane Williams, the complaining...

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