United States Ex Rel. Taylor v. Barnett

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GETTLEMAN, District Judge.

Petitioner Tim Taylor (“Taylor”) has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. For the following reasons, the petition is denied.

BACKGROUND

The following facts are drawn from the opinion of the Illinois Appellate Court. People v. Taylor, 238 Ill.App.3d 1111, 212 Ill.Dec. 97, 656 N.E.2d 250 (1992). 1 On the morning of November 29,1986, the body of Allen Nuccio (“Nuccio”) was found in the back of a tow truck in a vacant lot on South Emerald Avenue in Chicago. Seven .22 caliber bullets were eventually recovered…