Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Franklin v. Gilmore
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 3, 1998No. 95 C 5038PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, Senior District Judge.
William Franklin (“Franklin”) has filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (“Section 2254”) petition for writ of habeas corpus (“Petition”). Franklin challenges his conviction for murder and the ensuing verdict sentencing him to death. 1 For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, Franklin’s Petition is denied and this action is dismissed.
Facts
' Section 2254(d) makes the state court’s findings of fact presumptively correct in any federal habeas proceeding. In this instance the factual background stated in the Illinois Supreme Court’s…
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