DAVIS v. GREER

No. 92-3203.

13 F.3d 1134 (1994)

Girvies L. DAVIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Warden Jim GREER and Neil F. Hartigan, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 13, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Shugrue, Russell J. Hoover, Barry Levenstam (argued), Janice A. Hornaday, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

Douglas K. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Atty. Gen., Criminal Appeals Div., Springfield, IL, Steven J. Zick (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for respondents-appellees.

Before BAUER, COFFEY, and FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Girvies L. Davis was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the circuit court of St. Clair County, Illinois. After unsuccessfully appealing his conviction and sentence in the Illinois courts, Davis filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied Davis' petition and he appeals.

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