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TUCKER v. AHITOW

No. 94-2001.

52 F.3d 653 (1995)

Billy B. TUCKER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Rodney J. AHITOW, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 12, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Douglas A. Graham (argued), C. John Koch, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant Billy B. Tucker.

Bradley P. Halloran (argued), Rita M. Novak, Office of the Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee Rodney J. Ahitow, Warden.

Before BAUER, COFFEY, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

On November 9, 1986, Billy Tucker shot and killed Kevin Neuman in a bar fight. Despite Tucker's claim that he was justified in shooting Neuman, a jury convicted Tucker of murder. He appealed to the Illinois Appellate Court which affirmed his conviction; his request for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Illinois was denied. Tucker then filed a petition for habeas corpus in the district court, which...

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