Dibble v. Kink

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS TERRY DIBBLE, # B81130, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 18-cv-609-SMY ) DEANNA BROOKHART, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER1 YANDLE, District Judge: Following a jury trial in St. Clair County, Illinois, Petitioner Terry Dibble was convicted of the first-degree murder of Billy Barker and was sentenced to 45 years imprisonment. He is now in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections at Lawrence Correctional Center. Dibble filed this action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He…