White v. Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION KENYATTA WHITE, Petitioner No. 21 CV 3499 v. Judge Jeremy C. Daniel TIFFANIE CLARK, Respondent MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Petitioner Kenyatta White was convicted of first-degree murder for the shooting of Aramein Brown and was sentenced to fifty-five years’ imprisonment. The petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, arguing that he was denied his right to effective assistance of both trial and appellate counsel, and…