McFOWLER v. JAIMET

No. 03-1162.

349 F.3d 436 (2003)

Clifton McFOWLER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Danny D. JAIMET, Warden, Hill Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 13, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah C. Hardgrove-Koleno (Argued), Robert R. Stauffer, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Anne S. Bagby (Argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before ROVNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Following a 1992 bench trial, an Illinois judge convicted Clifton McFowler of first-degree murder and ordered him to serve a prison term of forty years. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed McFowler's conviction, judging the testimony of Charlene Meredith, who placed McFowler at the scene of crime with a shotgun in his hand, sufficient to convict him beyond a reasonable doubt notwithstanding conflicts in the evidence as to whom...

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