Ricky Patterson v. Felicia Adkins

In the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20-2700 RICKY PATTERSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. FELICIA ADKINS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. No. 19-CV-2198 — Colin S. Bruce, Judge. ____________________ ARGUED MAY 17, 2022 — DECIDED JANUARY 2, 2025 ____________________ Before SYKES, Chief Judge, and KIRSCH and JACKSON- AKIWUMI, Circuit Judges. SYKES, Chief Judge. In 2003 an Illinois jury convicted Ricky Patterson of first-degree murder, arson, and…