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COLEMAN v. RYAN

No. 98-2784.

196 F.3d 793 (1999)

Alton COLEMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James RYAN, Illinois Attorney General, and Betty Mitchell, Director, Mansfield Ohio Correctional Facility, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 10, 1999.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. McLeese (argued), Decker & Associates, Chicago, IL, Anne E. Carlson, Northbrook, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

David H. Iskowich (argued), Office of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.

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

Rehearing En Banc Denied December 28, 1999.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner, Alton Coleman, was convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping by an Illinois jury and sentenced to death. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied his petition for writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the decision of the district court.

I. Background

An Illinois state court jury found...

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