Lovejoy v. Hammers

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION LAURENCE LOVEJOY (#N-52404), ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 17-cv-03674 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood JUSTIN HAMMERS, Warden, ) Western Illinois Correctional Center, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Laurence Lovejoy, a prisoner at Western Illinois Correctional Center who is proceeding pro se, petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He challenges his 2011 conviction for murder following his second trial in DuPage County, Illinois. For the reasons…