HOWARD v. O'SULLIVAN

No. 98-2589.

185 F.3d 721 (1999)

Edward HOWARD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William D. O'SULLIVAN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 15, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tracy McGonigle (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, First Judicial District, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Rebecca Zavett (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

On June 20, 1988, an Illinois jury convicted Edward Howard of murder. He challenged that conviction in direct appeals to the Illinois Appellate and Supreme Courts, and then later through a petition for collateral relief under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act, 725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq., which he also pursued through the state trial, appellate, and supreme courts. After those efforts bore no fruit, Howard turned to the federal...

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