Blake v. Lashbrook

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) BLAKE GORDON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 18 C 5020 v. ) ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall ALEX JONES*, ) Warden, Menard Correctional Center ) Respondent. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Blake Gordon, a state prisoner, petitions pro se for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Dkt. 1.) In his petition, Gordon raises seven constitutional claims. He contends that: (1) the trial court erred by admitting his police statement; (2) the prosecution asked its witness a leading question; (3) the trial court judge…