Jones v. Mitchell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GIOVANN JONES, ) ) Petitioner, ) 21 C 2332 ) vs. ) Judge Gary Feinerman ) DAVID MITCHELL, Warden, Pinckneyville ) Correctional Center, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Giovann Jones, an Illinois prisoner serving a lengthy sentence for home invasion and aggravated criminal sexual assault, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Doc. 1. The petition is denied, and a certificate of appealability will not issue. Background Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act…