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U.S. EX REL. SHIFLET v. LANE

No. 86-1138.

815 F.2d 457 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. John SHIFLET, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Michael LANE, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, and James Thieret, Warden, Menard Illinois Correctional Center, Respondents-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 25, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Josette M. Skelnik, Robinson & Skelnik, Elgin, Ill., for petitioner-appellee.

Terence M. Madsen, Ill. Atty. Gen. Office, Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellants.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Appellee John Shiflet was convicted of the murder of his wife after a trial by jury in an Illinois state court. Mr. Shiflet was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. The appellate court affirmed his conviction, People v. Shiflet, 125 Ill.App.3d 161, 80 Ill.Dec. 596, 465 N.E.2d 942 (1984), and the Illinois Supreme Court denied leave to appeal. Having exhausted...

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