U.S. EX REL. WILLIAMS v. GILMORE

No. 99 C 3569.

104 F.Supp.2d 931 (2000)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Frank WILLIAMS, Petitioner, v. Jerry GILMORE, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, Respondent.

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

May 19, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Ravitz, Ravitz & Palles, P.C., Chicago, IL, for petitioner.

Janet Powers Doyle, Assistant State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, Renee Goldfarb, Supervisor, Criminal Appeals Division, Office of the State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

Mr. Frank Williams was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. He filed a state petition for post-conviction relief pro se in 1995, and then an amended petition with appointed counsel in 1996, but his counsel failed to attach any affidavits or other evidence. The Illinois Supreme Court denied his petition in February 1999, and denied rehearing on March 29, 1999. In March, 2000, Mr. Williams...

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