Booker v. Brannon-Dortch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOSEPH C. BOOKER (B75795), ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) 10 C 3995 ) ) MARCUS HARDY, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION CHARLES P. KOCORAS, District Judge: Petitioner Joseph C. Booker, a prisoner at the Hill Correctional Center, brings this pro se habeas corpus action under

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging his 2003 murder conviction from the Circuit Court of Cook County. The Court denies the petition on the merits, and declines to issue a certificate of appealability. I. Background The Court draws the following factual…