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MARTINEZ v. JONES

No. 08-3118.

556 F.3d 637 (2009)

Juan MARTINEZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eddie JONES, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 19, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan Martinez, Pontiac, IL, pro se.

Michael M. Glick, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Juan Martinez challenged his felony murder conviction in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied Martinez's petition as untimely. Martinez appeals. We write to acknowledge a change in Illinois procedural rules that abrogates our decision in Smith v. Walls, 276 F.3d 340, 344-45 (7th Cir.2002).

In July 2001, a jury convicted Martinez of felony murder...

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