JOHNSON v. HULETT

No. 06-2458.

574 F.3d 428 (2009)

Kathrean JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Melody HULETT, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 27, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven S. Flores (argued), Winston & Strawn, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Michael M. Glick, Katherine D. Saunders (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before KANNE, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.


SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Kathrean Johnson was convicted of first-degree murder after she shot and killed King "Mickey" Holzendorf outside of Jones City Tire Shop in Chicago. After an unsuccessful direct appeal and post-conviction proceedings in the Illinois state courts, she filed a habeas petition in the district court. The court denied the petition because the claims she presented for federal habeas review were different from those she had presented to the state court...

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