Cole v. Nicholson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RICHARD COLE, R50569, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 1:18-cv-02378 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis WALTER NICHOLSON, WARDEN of THE ) STATEVILLE CORRECTIONAL CENTER, ) ) Respondent. ) OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Richard Cole, currently incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center, is serving a 130-year sentence, which includes 100 years for first degree murder and a consecutive term of 30 years for attempted first degree murder to be served concurrently with a 15 year term for attempted armed robbery. Cole has petitioned this…