United States ex rel. Brown v. Dillon

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRIAN BARNETT DUFF, District Judge.

On September 2, 1993, Petitioner Alfred Brown filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“§ 2254”), seeking relief from his conviction in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. He claims four grounds for relief: (1) that he received ineffective assistance of counsel; (2) that he was mentally incapacitated at the time he pled; (3) that he did not receive a speedy trial; and (4) that he was arrested illegally.1 For the reasons discussed below, we deny the Petitioner’s writ.

I. Background

On September 10, 1990,…