Lesure v. Atchison

*923 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ELAINE E. BUCKLO, District Judge.

Petitioner Shanard Lesure1 was convicted of the 1997 murder of 16-year-old Porche2 Smith and the attempted murder of her companion, Emil Clark. Lesure has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.3 For the reasons stated herein, the Petition is denied, and I decline to issue a Certificate of Appealability.

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The following facts are taken from the Illinois Appellate Court rulings affirming Lesure’s conviction and the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. People v. Lesure, No. 1-99-0909 (Ill.App.Ct. March 17, 2000)…