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U.S. EX REL. CASTANO v. STERNES

No. 00 C 7920.

202 F.Supp.2d 802 (2002)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Alexander CASTANO, Petitioner, v. Jerry STERNES, Warden, Respondent.

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

May 14, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex Castano, Dixon, IL, pro se.

Frederick F. Cohn, Frederick F. Cohn Ltd., Chicago, IL, for petitioner.

James E. Ryan, Michael Marc Glick, Ill. Atty. General's Office, Chicago, IL, for respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

BUCKLO, District Judge.

Alexander Castano is guilty. In 1997, he was caught with 181 kilograms of cocaine. He admits the evidence of possession was "nearly incontrovertible" and "overwhelming." He was convicted at a bench trial in Illinois state court of possession with intent to deliver. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison. He petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (federal habeas corpus...

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