Westray v. Brookhart

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS JAMES WESTRAY, # N-96339, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) CaseNo. 19-cv-728-NJR ) D.D. BROOKHART, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER1 ROSENSTENGEL,ChiefJudge: In November 1998, Petitioner James Westray pled guilty in Williamson County, Illinois, to two counts of murder. (Doc. 1). He chose to have a jury decide his eligibility for the death penalty; he was found eligible and was sentenced to death on February 9, 1999. His sentence was later commuted to life without parole by former Illinois Governor George Ryan. Westray is…