Contreras v. Lashbrook

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RUBEN CONTRERAS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 17 C 3007 ) JACQUELINE LASHBROOK, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge: In January 2009, Ruben Contreras was charged with the first degree murder of his estranged wife, Graciela Guijarro. Contreras admitted to detectives that he hugged Guijarro and covered her nose and mouth for several minutes during an argument so that she would not yell and attract the attention of neighbors or police. When he…