McDOWELL v. LEMKE

No. 12-2967.

737 F.3d 476 (2013)

Antonio McDOWELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael LEMKE, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Chorvat , D. Matthew Feldhaus , Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant,

John R. Schleppenbach , Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, MANION, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Over fifteen years ago, Antonio McDowell was convicted in an Illinois trial court of committing a murder and carjacking on a single December afternoon. Today, he seeks a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that the processes used to identify him as the perpetrator were fatally flawed. Because we find that he procedurally defaulted these claims by failing to adequately present them before each level of the Illinois courts, we decline to grant his petition...

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