Foster, James T. v. Schomig, James M.

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit Nos. 99-1398 & 99-1482 James T. Foster, Petitioner-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. James M. Schomig, Respondent-Appellant, Cross-Appellee. Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 95 C 5037--Robert W. Gettleman, Judge. Argued September 21, 1999--Decided May 31, 2000 Before Coffey, Manion, and Rovner, Circuit Judges. Manion, Circuit Judge. James Foster was convicted by an Illinois jury of murdering his girlfriend by beating her with a baseball bat, and was sentenced to…