United States ex rel. Parish v. Hodge

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Chief Judge RUBÉN CASTILLO, United States District Court

Illinois prisoner Michael Parish is serving a twenty-five year sentence for robbery. (R. 15-1, Ex. A, Ill.App.Ct. Op. at 1.) Presently before the Court is Parish’s pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (R. 1, Pet.) For the reasons stated below, Parish’s petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied.

BACKGROUND1

Parish was arrested on November 11, 2007, for the alleged robbery of Rodney Lipscomb. (R. 15-1, Ex. A, Ill.App.Ct. Op. at 2.) The State’s Attorney’s Office charged Parish…