United States of America Ex Rel. Sylvester Henderson v. Ernest E. Morris, Warden

CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.

The petitioner appeals from the district court’s denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

On November 15, 1972, the petitioner, Sylvester Henderson, was convicted in the Circuit Court, Cook County, Illinois, of four separate felonies. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of 20 to 60 years for rape, 15 to 45 years for aggravated kidnapping, 15 to 45 years for one count of armed robbery, and 10 to 30 years for another count of armed robbery. Under the statute in effect at that…