Gutierrez v. Barwick

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION Armando Gutierrez, Plaintiff, No. 14 CV 2799 v. Judge Lindsay C. Jenkins John Barwick, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Armando Gutierrez (“Petitioner” or “Gutierrez”), who is incarcerated at Western Correctional Center, brings this habeas corpus action pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his conviction in the Circuit Court of Cook County. For the reasons below, the petition is denied. I. Background In reviewing a petition for federal habeas corpus, the Court presumes that the state…