Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Peters
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 9, 1995No. 89 C 8761PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
NORGLE, District Judge:
Before the court is the petition of Walter Stewart (“Stewart”) for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the following reasons, the petition is denied.
I. BACKGROUND
The Circuit Court of Cook County sentenced Stewart to death for two murders, an attempted murder, and other violations committed during a February 10, 1980, armed robbery of a jewelry store. He is currently under the supervision and custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections. The underlying facts describing the murders and armed robbery and the subsequent state court proceedings…
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