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ST. PIERRE v. WALLS

No. 01-3480.

297 F.3d 617 (2002)

Robert ST. PIERRE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jonathan R. WALLS, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2002.

Rehearing Denied August 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Prentice H. Marshall, Jr., Scott L. Warner (argued), Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

James E. Fitzgerald (argued), Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.

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

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Robert St. Pierre committed two brutal murders for hire in 1982. St. Pierre was tried and convicted of the murders in Illinois state court in 1983. On direct appeal, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed the conviction and ordered a new trial based on the admission of an improperly obtained confession. People v. St. Pierre, 122 Ill.2d 95, 118 Ill.Dec. 606, 522 N.E.2d 61

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