U.S. EX REL. KING v. CAHILL-MASCHING

No. 00 C 5981.

169 F.Supp.2d 849 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Zita M. KING, Petitioner, v. Lynn CAHILL-MASCHING, Warden, Dwight Correctional Center, Respondent.

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

May 1, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zita M. King, Dwight, IL, Pro se.

Mary Beth Burns, Chief of Criminal Appeals, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Zita M. King petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, attacking her state court attempted first degree murder and armed violence convictions and the resulting sentences. King claims that: (1) she was sentenced pursuant to Public Act 88-680, a law that was subsequently found unconstitutional; (2) under the Illinois Constitution, she cannot be convicted...

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