Arroyo v. Varga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ASTOL ARROYO (K54449), Petitioner, Case No. 16-cv-11484 v. JOHN VARGA, Warden, Judge John Robert Blakey Dixon Correctional Center, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Astol Arroyo brings a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his conviction in the Circuit Court of Cook County. In 1997, Petitioner was convicted of three counts of armed violence and one count of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in connection with gang-related violence. Petitioner…