MONTGOMERY v. GREER

No. 89-2391.

956 F.2d 677 (1992)

Walter MONTGOMERY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James GREER, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick F. Cohn (argued), Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Arleen C. Anderson, Sally L. Dilgart, Terence M. Madsen (argued), Asst. Attys. Gen., Crim. Appeals Div., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.


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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