GRAY v. HARDY

No. 07-3704.

598 F.3d 324 (2010)

Doiakah GRAY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Marcus HARDY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 12, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Otlewski, Latham & Watkins LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Karl R. Triebel (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before MANION, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Doiakah Gray was convicted of first-degree murder in the State of Illinois and sentenced to an extended-term sentence of 80 years' imprisonment based on the trial court's finding that the murder was accompanied by exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty. After the state courts denied collateral relief, Gray petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He argued that the trial court violated...

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