SUH v. PIERCE

No. 09-3946.

630 F.3d 685 (2011)

Andrew SUH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Guy PIERCE, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 18, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol Ann Hogan (argued), Jones Day , Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Retha Stotts (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, RIPPLE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Fifteen years ago, after a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County presided over by Judge John Morrissey, Andrew Suh was convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery and sentenced to consecutive terms of 80 and 20 years. In a state court petition for postconviction relief, Suh argued that his convictions and sentences were tainted, in violation of the due process clause, because Judge Morrissey had an undisclosed relationship with...

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