United States Ex Rel. Howard v. Detella

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Sherman Howard, an inmate in the Hill Correctional Center, petitions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus setting aside his conviction under Illinois state law for aggravated sexual assault. In earlier proceedings in this ease, this Court held that Howard’s petition was proeedurally defaulted because he had failed to raise his present constitutional claims to the Illinois courts. Specifically, Howard neglected to file any brief with the Illinois appellate court in support of his appeal from the denial of his petition for…