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COOKSON v. SCHWARTZ

No. 08-1181.

556 F.3d 647 (2009)

Donald COOKSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gregory SCHWARTZ, Acting Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Markfield, Attorney (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Donald Cookson was convicted in Illinois state court of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. His conviction was affirmed by the Illinois Appellate Court and the Supreme Court of Illinois. He filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States. That petition was denied. Mr. Cookson then filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois...

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