United States ex rel. Fitzgerald v. Jordan

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, Taylor Fitzgerald, appeals the decision of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois dismissing his petition for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.

I

On October 28, 1983, Taylor Fitzgerald, 16 years of age, was arrested and charged by indictment with the crimes of attempted murder and armed robbery. He was brought before an adult criminal trial court pursuant to the “Automatic Juvenile Transfer Statute,” Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 37, § 702-7(6), which provides:

“The definition of a delinquent minor under Section 2-2 of this Act shall not apply to any…