Legal Opinion

United States Ex Rel. Gonzalez v. DeTella

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided June 1, 1998No. 97 C 5586PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

Petitioner Joaquin Gonzalez (“Gonzalez”), an inmate housed in Illinois, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas dorpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Respondents have filed a motion to dismiss the petition as untimely.

BACKGROUND

After a 1988 bench trial, Gonzalez was found guilty of two counts of murder and sentenced to natural life in prison. On direct appeal, the Illinois Appellate Court vacated the judgment and remanded for-a new trial. Gonzalez was re-tried by a jury and again convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Houston v. LackSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  3. Aaron Lindh v. James P. Murphy, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. In Re Jonathan Sims, Janice v. TerbushCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  5. Donald Burns v. Willis E. Morton, Superintendent Peter Verniero, the Attorney General of the State of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Michael Allen Bowen v. Ernest Roe, Warden California State Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
  2. Ott v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  3. Dennis Isham v. Michael Randle, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  4. Ramos v. WalkerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2000
  5. Whalen v. RandleCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002

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