Legal Opinion
John Whitehead v. Roger D. Cowan, Warden, Menard Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 29, 2001No. 00-2091PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner John Whitehead was convicted by a jury in Illinois state court of murder and aggravated kidnaping. Whitehead was then sentenced to death by the trial judge. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal, and the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiora-ri. Whitehead then filed several petitions for post-conviction relief in state court. The trial court denied these petitions, and the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed. Again the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiorari. Whitehead then…
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