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RICHARDSON v. BRILEY

No. 04-1513.

401 F.3d 794 (2005)

Floyd RICHARDSON, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Kenneth R. BRILEY, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Dickey Hamilton, Miller, Shakman & Hamilton, Joshua Sachs (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Peter Fischer (argued), Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Sally L. Dilgart, Office of the Attorney, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Floyd Richardson was convicted by an Illinois state court jury for the armed robbery of Twin Foods and Liquors and the murder of store clerk George Vrabel. In 1984, he was sentenced to death for these crimes.1 Since that time, he unsuccessfully worked his way through the appeal and post-conviction review process in Illinois. He then filed a habeas corpus petition in federal district court and an evidentiary hearing...

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