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THOMPKINS v. PFISTER

No. 10-2467.

698 F.3d 976 (2012)

Willie Marshall THOMPKINS, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Randy PFISTER, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 23, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason J. Green (argued), Terri L. Mascherin , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before BAUER, FLAUM, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

On December 23, 1980, a patrolling police officer found the body of Gerald Holton lying facedown in a ditch in an unincorporated area of Cook County, Illinois. Holton's hands were tied with telephone cord, and he was shot in the head. The officer discovered the body of Arthur Sheppard nearby, hidden in a clump of trees, similarly executed with his hands bound. For about three months, investigators had...

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