WILLIAMS v. CARTER

No. 97 C 2728.

85 F.Supp.2d 837 (1999)

Charles WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. Lamark CARTER, Warden, Respondent.

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

December 23, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Williams, Dixon, IL, Pro se.

Charles J. Aron, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

Darryl Belmonte Simko, Chief of Criminal Appeals, Illinois Attorney Generals Office, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

Charles Williams was convicted of first degree murder in Illinois state court in 1991 and sentenced to 50 years in prison. He petitioned for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (federal habeas corpus for state prisoners). Mr. Williams argues that (1) he was actually innocent of first degree murder, and (2) he received ineffective assistance of counsel. I deny his petition for habeas relief...

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