Juk v. Brannon

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS DANIEL JUK, ) Petitioner, vs. Case No. 20-CV-383-SMY TYRONE BAKER (WARDEN OF HILL CORRECTIONAL CENTER), ) Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER YANDLE, District Judge: Petitioner Daniel Juk, a state prisoner incarcerated at Hill Correctional Center, filed a Petition for Writ of Federal Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

to vacate his four criminal sexual assault convictions (Doc. 1). Juk was convicted following a bench trial in Williamson County, Illinois, where his then-14-year-old victim, J.A., testified about how he…