U.S. EX REL. SMITH v. WASHINGTON

No. 97 C 2369.

992 F.Supp. 964 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Robert SMITH, Petitioner, v. Odie WASHINGTON, Respondent.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

January 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Smith, Pontiac, IL, pro se.

Paul James Chevlin, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Arleen C. Anderson, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Odie Washington.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

Petitioner, Robert Smith, filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus to challenge his conviction on two counts of murder. For the following reasons, the Petition is denied.

Background

Following a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Mr. Smith was convicted of two counts of...

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