SANCHEZ v. GILMORE

No. 98-2734.

189 F.3d 619 (1999)

Hector Reuben SANCHEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jerry D. GILMORE, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 1, 1999.

Rehearing Denied October 20, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert H. Farley, Jr., Naperville, IL; Stephen E. Eberhardt (argued), Tinley Park, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

David H. Iskowich (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL; Deborah L. Ahlstrand, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied October 20, 1999.

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Fifteen years ago Hector Reuben Sanchez was found guilty by an Illinois jury on several charges, including murder, attempted murder, rape, aggravated kidnapping, and deviant sexual assault. The jury concluded that Sanchez killed 21-year-old Michelle Thompson by strangling her after she was abducted and raped. The jury also found that Sanchez shot and seriously wounded Thompson's friend...

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