Scudder, Circuit Judge.
Following two criminal convictions under Illinois law, James Evans sought postconviction relief in an Illinois trial court. He did so in 2003. Yet twenty years later, his petition is still pending. In 2019, and fed up with the delay, Evans invoked 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and turned to federal court for relief. As he saw it...
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