Evans v. Butler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JULIUS EVANS, K83890, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 14 C 3930 ) JACQUELINE LASHBROOK, Warden, ) Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On June 28, 2000, Petitioner Julius Evans (“Petitioner or “Evans”) was convicted in the Circuit Court of Cook County of first-degree murder and sentenced to natural life in prison. Petitioner filed a petition for habeas corpus relief [1] pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

in May 2014, claiming that he was denied his right to a fair trial. In July 2016, this…