RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In 1981, after a bench trial in the Cook County (Illinois) Circuit Court, Petitioner Walter Montgomery was convicted of rape. In 1988 he filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging his conviction. The district court denied relief. For the reasons set forth in the following opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
A. Facts
On November 17, 1976, at approximately...
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