United States ex rel. Caldwell v. Illinois

MEMORANDUM OPINION

FLAUM, District Judge.

Before the court is respondent’s motion to dismiss, or for summary judgment on James Caldwell’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner collaterally attacks 1 his murder conviction on three *1346grounds, but this court finds each to be without merit, and therefore respondent’s motion for summary judgment is granted there being no genuine issue of material fact. Fed.R.Civ.P. 56(b).

I

Petitioner’s first ground is that he was denied a fair trial and due process by the state trial court’s refusal to: (1) allow the parties to personally conduct the voir…