Muth v. Gomez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION WILLIAM MUTH, ) ) Petitioner, ) 16 C 5601 ) vs. ) Judge Gary Feinerman ) DAVID GOMEZ, Warden, Stateville Correctional ) Center, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER William Muth, an Illinois prisoner convicted of sex crimes against his daughter, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Doc. 1. He brings two claims: (1) the introduction at trial of statements his daughter made during a videotaped interview violated the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause; and (2) the evidence was…