United States ex rel. Ford v. Peters

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

BUA, District Judge.

Charles Ford (“petitioner”) was charged with murder and attempt (murder) in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. After a bench trial, he was found guilty and sentenced concurrently to 20 years imprisonment for murder and 10 years for attempt. The Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the conviction. People v. Ford, 124 Ill.App.3d 1149, 89 Ill.Dec. 396, 480 N.E.2d 878 (1st Dist.1984).

After exhausting his state remedies, Ford filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with this Court claiming that the trial court committed reversible error by…