United States Ex Rel. Kline v. Lane

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

LEINENWEBER, District Judge.

FACTS

In 1979 petitioner, Phillip Kline (“Kline”), was convicted of the murder of Bridgette Regli (“Regli”) in the Circuit Court of Will County, Illinois and was sentenced to fifty to one hundred years imprisonment. Kline appealed and both the appellate court and the Supreme Court of Illinois affirmed his conviction. People v. Kline, 99 Ill.App.3d 540, 54 Ill.Dec. 697, 425 N.E.2d 562 (3rd Dist.1981), aff'd in part, rev’d, in part, 92 Ill.2d 490, 65 Ill.Dec. 843, 442 N.E.2d 154 (1982).

In 1984 Kline filed a petition for post-conviction…