United States Ex Rel. Johnson v. Tally

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ALESIA, District Judge.

Before the court is petitioner Thomas Johnson’s petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the following reasons, Johnson’s petition is denied.

I. BACKGROUND 1

Following a jury trial in Illinois state court, petitioner Thomas Johnson (“Johnson”) was convicted of first degree murder. He was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of thirty-eight years for the murder conviction. Mark Kadish was Johnson’s attorney at the preliminary hearing and arraignment, at trial, and at sentencing.

Johnson appealed, arguing that he was not…