Legal Opinion
Post v. Page
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided October 9, 1998No. 2:97-cv-02223Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
MCCUSKEY, District Judge.
On January 7, 1998, Petitioner, Roy Post, filed a Petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus (# 1). Post challenges his May 27, 1993, state court conviction of three counts of residential burglary and one count of possession of burglary tools. Post alleges that he was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel.
As ordered, Respondent, Thomas Page, filed an Answer to the petition (# 12) and also filed a copy of the state court record. Respondent argues that Post’s claims are procedurally defaulted or, in the alternative,…
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