Zeas v. Garnett

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS James Zeas, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 21 C 50298 v. ) ) Hon. Iain D. Johnston Jason Garnett, Chief of Parole, ) Illinois Department of Corrections, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Following a bench trial in the Twenty-Second Judicial District, McHenry County, Illinois, Petitioner James Zeas was convicted of one count of child pornography in violation of 720 ILCS 5/11-20.1(a)(1)(vii). He petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing that his child pornography…