United States ex rel. Hardin v. Peters

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, District Judge:

Petitioner Andrew Hardin, an inmate at Illinois’ Pontiac Correctional Center, seeks habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 from his plea of guilty on two counts of murder. For the reasons set forth below, the petition is denied.

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Factual Background and Procedural History

On January 31, 1978, Hardin on the recommendation of his attorney Constantine Xinos entered a plea of guilty to murder charges before Judge R. Eugene Pincham who sentenced Hardin to an indeterminate term of incarceration of nineteen to eighty years. Hardin then hired a private…