Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Hardy
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 7, 2011No. 10-3155PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Samuel Morgan was convicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County for the murders of William Motley and Kenneth Merkson and the rape and aggravated kidnapping of Phyllis Gregson. After unsuccessfully seeking postconviction relief in the state courts, Morgan filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The district court denied relief but granted a certificate of appealability. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On the afternoon of January 27, 1982, Samuel Morgan (“Morgan”) arrived at the apartment of a friend,…
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