COSBY v. SIGLER

No. 04-3331.

435 F.3d 702 (2006)

Monica COSBY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Mary SIGLER, Warden, Dwight Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided January 18, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc R. Kadish, Mayerm Brownm Rowe & Maw, Matthew Titolo (argued), Law Student, Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

Jonathan J. Silbermann (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.

Before BAUER, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Monica Cosby was convicted in Illinois state court of first-degree murder for helping her boyfriend kill his mother and conceal her body. After pursuing a direct appeal and seeking collateral relief in the Illinois courts, Cosby filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court. The district court denied the petition. Cosby appeals. We affirm.

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The gruesome facts of this case challenge the imagination. Monica...

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