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ELLISON v. ACEVEDO

No. 08-2977.

593 F.3d 625 (2010)

Lorenzo ELLISON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gerardo ACEVEDO, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 28, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsay M. Beyer (argued), Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Erica Seyburn, Assistant Attorney General (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before KANNE and TINDER, Circuit Judges, and GRIESBACH, District Judge.

GRIESBACH, District Judge.

On May 5, 1993, a Lake County, Illinois jury found Lorenzo Ellison guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Quincy King, a four-month-old infant. He was sentenced to 60 years in prison. After unsuccessfully appealing his conviction and the denial of a subsequent motion for post-conviction relief in the Illinois appellate courts, Ellison filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court...

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