Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Hampton v. DeTella
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 5, 1998No. 97 C 7885PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
MORAN, Senior District Judge.
Joseph Hampton (Hampton), a prisoner at Stateville Correctional Center, brings this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the reasons discussed below, we defer ruling on the petition.
BACKGROUND
Hampton, along with a co-defendant, Jayme P. Sebers, was charged in the Circuit Court of Kendall County, Illinois, with multiple counts of attempted murder, armed robbery, and aggravated battery. The two waived their rights to a jury trial and on August 20, 1991, pleaded guilty to the charges and were sentenced. They both…
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