SIMENTAL v. MATRISCIANO

No. 02-3054.

363 F.3d 607 (2004)

Eloy SIMENTAL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ronald MATRISCIANO, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 5, 2004.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 13, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jared M. Wayne (argued), Shefsky & Froelich, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Russell Kenneth Benton (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 13, 2004.*

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This habeas appeal stems from a dispute between two street gangs, the Latin Kings and the Maniac Latin Disciples (MLD), in Aurora, Illinois, over a dozen years ago. After some Latin Kings "disrespected" MLD's leader, the MLD sought revenge, which meant killing Cesar Montalvo, a high-ranking Latin King. On the evening of April 29, 1991, Allen...

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