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COLEMAN v. HARDY

No. 10-1437.

690 F.3d 811 (2012)

Lawrence COLEMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Marcus HARDY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 3, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Palmer , Brian Michel (argued), Attorneys, May, Oberfell & Lorber, Mishawaka, IN, Petitioner-Appellant.

Joshua M. Schneider , Davida Simpson (argued), Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner-appellant, Lawrence Coleman, was convicted of murder in Illinois and sentenced to 28 years in prison. Coleman was denied relief in state court and eventually filed a federal habeas petition in district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court also denied relief; we granted a certificate of appealability. For the following reasons, we affirm the denial of the habeas petition.

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