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PADGETT v. O'SULLIVAN

No. 94-2957.

65 F.3d 72 (1995)

Michael J. PADGETT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William O'SULLIVAN, et al., Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1995.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied September 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Krent (argued), John S. Delikanakis (student), Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

Arleen C. Anderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, and Martha E. Gillis (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for respondents-appellees.

Before CUMMINGS, BAUER, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied September 15, 1995.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Michael Padgett was tried and convicted for the murder of his wife. The court sentenced him to serve a prison term of twenty-eight years. He petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus declaring that his trial was rendered fundamentally unfair by the trial court's denial of his request for a continuance. The district court denied the petition. We agree with the district...

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