Colbert v. Jones

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS LAPOLEON COLBERT (#M23358), ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) No. 19 C 2851 ) CHANCE JONES,1 ) Hon. Rebecca R. Pallmeyer ) Respondent. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Lapoleon Colbert is serving a 32-year sentence for the September 2009 murder of Derrion Albert. Now in custody at the Illinois River Correctional Center, Colbert brings this pro se habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging his murder conviction from the Circuit Court of Cook County. For the reasons explained here, the court denies the…