Schlemm v. Cowen

NO. 4-00-0689

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

JIMMIE LEE SCHLEMM,

Petitioner-Appellant,

v.

ROGER D. COWEN, Warden, Menard

Correctional Center,

Respondent-Appellee.)))))))))

Appeal from

Circuit Court of

Menard County

Nos. 78CF17

78CF18

Honorable

M. Carol Pope,

Judge Presiding.

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PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In July 2000, petitioner, Jimmie Lee Schlemm, filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus (735 ILCS 5/10-101 through 10-137 (West 1998)), alleging that his imprisonment was unlawful and…