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U.S. EX REL. WEEMS v. WILLIAMS

No. 13 C 7274.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. GIOVANNI WEEMS, Petitioner, v. TARRY WILLIAMS, Respondent.

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

October 21, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Giovanni Weems, Petitioner, Pro Se.

Michael Lemke, Respondent, represented by David Harris Iskowich, Illinois Attorney General's Office.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

RONALD A. GUZMAN, District Judge.

Giovanni Weems was convicted in state court of, among other things, first degree murder, and sentenced to natural life in prison. He has filed a petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to vacate his conviction. For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies the petition.

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