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U.S. EX REL THIRSTON v. GILMORE

No. 96 C 5076.

986 F.Supp. 491 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Edward THIRSTON, Petitioner, v. Jerry D. GILMORE, James E. Ryan, Respondents.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

November 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Thirston, Joliet, IL, pro se.

Robert K. Villa, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Chicago, IL, Arleen C. Anderson, Illinois Attorney General's Office, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Jerry D. Gilmore and Jim Ryan.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Following a bench trial, Petitioner Edward Thirston was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to an extended term of 70 years' imprisonment. Thirston pursued state appellate and post conviction remedies without success, and now petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus under the newly amended 28 U.S.C. § 2254.2 Thirston raises four issues in his pro se...

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