CARRION v. BUTLER

No. 14-3241.

835 F.3d 764 (2016)

Francisco CARRION, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Kim BUTLER, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 31, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory L. Ewing , Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

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

Before Ripple, Kanne, and Williams, Circuit Judges.


Francisco Carrion was convicted of residential burglary and of first-degree murder following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. The state courts affirmed his conviction on direct appeal and on state postconviction review. Mr. Carrion then filed a habeas petition in federal court under 28 U.S.C. &...

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