U.S. EX REL. FRANKLIN v. GILMORE

No. 95 C 5038.

993 F.Supp. 1162 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. William FRANKLIN, Petitioner, v. Jerry GILMORE, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, Respondent.

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

As Amended April 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua Sachs, Sachs & Drake, Larry Carlson, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Arleen C. Anderson, Illinois Attorney General, William D. Carroll, Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SHADUR, Senior District Judge.

William Franklin ("Franklin") has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 ("Section 2254") petition for writ of habeas corpus ("Petition"). Franklin challenges his conviction for murder and the ensuing verdict sentencing him to death.1 For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, Franklin's Petition is denied...

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