United States Ex Rel. Harris v. Shaw

OPINION AMP ORDER

WILLIAM T. HART, District Judge.

I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. State Court Proceedings

During the early morning hours of February 10, 1983, Jesse James, Sr., the owner of a tavern located on the south side of Chicago, and Theresa Woods, a waitress at the tavern, were robbed at gunpoint shortly after closing the tavern. During the robbery, James was shot to death and Woods was shot in the shoulder. Woods was able to call for help. Petitioner James Harris was apprehended near the place of the shooting in possession of the weapon fired. In 1984, following a jury trial in the Circuit…