U.S. EX REL. CUEVAS v. WASHINGTON

No. 91 C 07339.

811 F.Supp. 1294 (1992)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Marilyn CUEVAS, Petitioner, v. Odie WASHINGTON, Warden, Dixon Correctional Center, Respondent.

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

May 15, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul W. Schroeder, Michael Rachlis, Charles Edward Watson, II, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Chicago, IL, for petitioner.

Steven J. Zick, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Petitioner Marilyn Cuevas is now before this court seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Presently, Cuevas raises the following claims: (1) that she was denied due process of law because the instructions given to the jury at trial allowed the jury to return a verdict of murder despite findings that should have resulted in a verdict of voluntary manslaughter; and (2) that her...

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