United States Ex Rel. Shepherd v. Welborn

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALESIA, District Judge.

Now before the court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus submitted by the petitioner, Charles Shepherd. Shepherd alleges that the State of Illinois violated the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution by denying Shepherd effective assistance of counsel. Shepherd alleges that counsel represented him ineffectively because counsel failed to object to state action which Shepherd characterizes as violative of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments. In addition to counsel’s failure to object to perceived constitutional violations,…