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BARKSDALE v. LANE

No. 89-3705.

957 F.2d 379 (1992)

James BARKSDALE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael P. LANE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1992.

Order on Denial of Rehearing April 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Kerber (argued), Sidley & Austin, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Thomas L. Ciecko, Deputy Atty. Gen., Office of the Atty. Gen., Crim. Appeals Div., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In 1989, James Barksdale brought a habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to attack collaterally his 1972 state conviction for rape, deviate sexual assault, and aggravated kidnapping. The district court dismissed Mr. Barksdale's petition on the ground of procedural default. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm.

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BACKGROUND

A. Underlying Conviction and Earlier Procedural History...

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