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WHITEHEAD v. COWAN

No. 00-2091.

263 F.3d 708 (2001)

John WHITEHEAD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Roger D. COWAN, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Horn (argued), Tinley Park, IL, Stephen E. Eberhardt, Crestwood, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Michael M. Glick (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner John Whitehead was convicted by a jury in Illinois state court of murder and aggravated kidnaping. Whitehead was then sentenced to death by the trial judge. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal, and the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari. Whitehead then filed several petitions for post-conviction relief in state court. The trial court denied these petitions, and the...

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