U.S. EX REL. JONES v. CHRANS

No. 00 C 0611.

187 F.Supp.2d 993 (2002)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Brian JONES, Petitioner, v. James A. CHRANS, Respondent.

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

February 6, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Paul Will, Jr., Will & Briscoe, Waukegan, IL, for United States of America, ex rel. Brian Jones.

Michael Marc Glick, David Harris Iskowich, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Chief of Criminal Appeals, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Chicago, IL, for James A. Chrans.


OPINION AND ORDER

NORGLE, District Judge.

Before the court is Brian Jones' ("Jones") petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the following reasons, the court denies the petition.

I. BACKGROUND1

On September 1, 1993, Jones encountered an acquaintance, Kenneth Wells, who was armed with a .25 caliber handgun. Wells told Jones...

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