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EVANS v. CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILL.

No. 08-4220.

569 F.3d 665 (2009)

William EVANS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Evans (submitted), Chicago, IL, pro se.

Karl R. Triebel, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Civil Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and WILLIAMS and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

William Evans is awaiting trial in state court on criminal charges. He believes that constitutional errors in the state prosecution will prevent a valid conviction, and he has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The district court denied this petition because the state judiciary can set any problem to rights.

The first question we must address is whether Evans needs a certificate of appealability...

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