LOCKHEART v. HULICK

No. 04-3754.

443 F.3d 927 (2006)

James T. LOCKHEART, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Don HULICK, Warden, Illinois River Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Erik F. Dyhrkopp (argued), Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Colleen M. Griffin (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

James Lockheart is serving a term of 30 years' imprisonment for attempted aggravated sexual assault. The principal testimony against him came from the intended victim, whose story was corroborated by employees at the restaurant where she worked. Lockheart, who represented himself throughout the state proceedings, contended that the witnesses, all of them white, had conspired to frame an innocent black man. Lockheart's first trial ended...

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