United States ex rel. Gates v. Twomey

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WILL, District Judge.

The petitioner, moving for habeas corpus relief, is presently incarcerated in the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois, pursuant to convictions for the offenses of armed robbery, attempted rape, and aggravated battery. After a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, the petitioner was found guilty and sentenced on January 31, 1968 to concurrent terms of twenty to forty years, ten to fourteen years, and nine to ten years.

The petitioner alleges as grounds for habeas corpus relief that (1) the State employed identification…