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GRIFFIN v. PIERCE

No. 09-3138.

622 F.3d 831 (2010)

Henry GRIFFIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Guy PIERCE, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 22, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory R. Swygert (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Marie Quinlivan Czech , Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, WOOD, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Henry Griffin was convicted by a jury of murder, solicitation to commit murder, and conspiracy to commit murder. A judge sentenced him to death. Griffin filed two post-conviction petitions in Illinois state courts, to no avail. He then filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the district court, claiming that the State knowingly used perjured testimony and that his sentencing counsel was ineffective. The district court denied his petition...

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