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HARMON v. McVICAR

No. 95-3383.

95 F.3d 620 (1996)

Carl HARMON, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard D. McVICAR, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 11, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Palmer, John Blakely, Law Student (argued), May, Oberfell & Lorber, South Bend, IN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Steven R. Splitt (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

In a Chicago gang battle of Vice Lords and Stony Hoods versus Black Mobsters, Kevin Jackson lost his life. Carl Harmon, among others, was convicted of his murder. Harmon now appeals the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.

Background

After a jury convicted him of murder, battery, and mob action, Harmon appealed unsuccessfully in the Illinois state courts, People...

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