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U.S. EX REL. GIBSON v. McGINNIS

No. 91-2025.

773 F.Supp. 126 (1991)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel., Benjamin J. GIBSON, Petitioner, v. Kenneth McGINNIS, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois.

July 31, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur J. Inman, Peoria, Ill., for plaintiff.

Nathan P. Maddox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., for defendants.

ORDER

BAKER, Chief Judge.

In November, 1990, Benjamin Gibson applied for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. As explained below, the court now dismisses two of Gibson's three claims and orders both parties to address his remaining claim in more detail.

FACTS

In March, 1981, Gibson was arrested in Nevada for the murder of Stephen Butler, whose body had been found hidden...

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