Watkins v. Lawrence

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS CHRISTOPHER A. WATKINS, S12114, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:19-CV-01106-NJR ALEX JONES, Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ROSENSTENGEL, Chief Judge: Petitioner Christopher Watkins, an inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. 1). Respondent filed a Response to the Petition (Doc. 11). For the reasons stated herein, Petitioner Watkins’s Section 2254 Petition will be denied. RELEVANT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY I. State Trial Proceedings This…