Salgado v. Melvin

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION PAUL SALGADO, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 17 C 4200 ) MICHAEL MELVIN, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge: After a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Paul Salgado was convicted of the first degree murder of Julio Rodarte. The trial judge sentenced him to a term of imprisonment of fifty-five years, which included a mandatory sentence enhancement of twenty-five years for personally discharging the firearm that caused Rodarte's…