MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Elaine E. Bucklo, United States District Judge.
Michael Smith ("Smith"), an Illinois prisoner who was convicted of first degree murder in October 2007, has filed a pro se habeas petition asserting five claims. Respondent argues that Smith has procedurally defaulted four of his claims and that his fifth...
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