Triandus Tabb v. Tim Christianson

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

On September 6, 2003, at 1:20 p.m., Salvador Gomez stopped his car at a red light at a Chicago intersection. Through the driver-side window, a man approached and tried to steal his car. When Mr. Gómez would not yield, the attacker shot him three times. Mr. Gomez survived. He later identified petitioner Triandus Tabb as the shooter. Tabb was convicted in Illinois state court of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking. At trial, the crux of the State’s evidence was the victim’s identification of Tabb.…