COULTER v. McCANN

No. 06-2457.

484 F.3d 459 (2007)

Dwayne COULTER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Terry McCANN, Warden, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra R. Salinger (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Gary S. Feinerman (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before ROVNER, WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Dwayne Coulter's case has been traveling through the state and federal judicial systems for twenty years. Coulter was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder by an Illinois state court in 1987. Illinois v. Coulter, 230 Ill.App.3d 209, 171 Ill.Dec. 643, 594 N.E.2d 1163 (1992) ("Coulter I...

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