Scales v. Hammers

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS SHAMAR SCALES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 20-cv-78-DWD ) CHERRYLE HINTHORNE, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DUGAN, District Judge: Petitioner Shamar Scales was convicted of one count of criminal sexual assault in Jackson County, Illinois (Doc. 12-1). He is serving a 13-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Petitioner’s sentence was affirmed on direct appeal. People v. Scales,

2018 IL App (5th) 140329-U

at ¶ 40. On January 31, 2019, his petition for leave to appeal was denied by the…