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BLAND v. HARDY

No. 10-1566.

672 F.3d 445 (2012)

Keith BLAND, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Marcus HARDY, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 13, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Hurst , Tyler Johannes (argued), Attorneys, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Michael M. Glick , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, HAMILTON, Circuit Judge, and MYERSCOUGH, District Judge.

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

A jury concluded that Keith Bland set out to steal some guns from his father's house and did not care who got hurt. He and his confederates found his stepmother at home. She was executed by a bullet to the back of her head. A state court sentenced Bland to 71 years' imprisonment for murder and armed robbery. His conviction was affirmed on appeal, and the state judiciary rejected a collateral attack...

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