United States Ex Rel. Baker v. Ramos

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ELAINE E. BUCKLO, District Judge.

In 1992, petitioner Michael Baker (“Baker”) was charged with first degree murder, attempted first degree murder, and aggravated battery in the Circuit Court of Cook County. The charges arose out of an incident in which Baker was alleged to have stabbed his wife, Donna Strejc (“Strejc”), who was six months pregnant at the time. The stabbing seriously injured Strejc and caused her to give birth prematurely. The infant was born alive but passed away shortly afterward. On April 28,1994, Baker was found guilty on the murder and attempted…