SWOFFORD v. DETELLA

No. 95-2446.

101 F.3d 1218 (1996)

James R. SWOFFORD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. George E. DETELLA, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 6, 1996.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Robert T. Markowski, Brent E. Kidwell (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Catherine Glenn (argued), Office of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division, Springfield, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, ESCHBACH, FLAUM, Circuit Judges.


FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

James Swofford was sentenced to thirty years of imprisonment largely on the strength of the testimony of a five-year-old child, who was three at the time the events testified to transpired. No reviewing court has, to date, seen reason to reverse the conviction. Swofford now petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus. We deny the writ.

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Swofford was convicted of aggravated sexual assault for anally raping a young boy...

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