Hamilton v. Butler

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) HEZEKIAH HAMILTON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 15 C 7592 v. ) ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall ANTHONY WILLS, Warden, Menard ) Correctional Center, ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Hezekiah Hamilton petitions this Court for a writ of habeas corpus claiming ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment and an excessive sentence violating due process under the Fourteenth Amendment. (Dkt. 1). For the following reasons, the Court denies the petition. BACKGROUND On October 30, 2007,…