United States ex rel. Weathersby v. Chrans

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRIAN BARNETT DUFF, District Judge.

Petitioner William Weathersby (“Petitioner”) seeks a writ of habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, on the grounds that his conviction by the State of Illinois (“the State”) for murdering his girlfriend, Katherine Gilbert, was obtained in violation of his rights under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. For the reasons set forth below, the petition will be denied.

FACTS

The facts in this case are more fully set forth in the opinion of the Illinois Appellate Court, People v. Weathersby, 138 Ill.App. 3d 310,…