Legal Opinion
Kenneth Carter v. Harold Peters, III
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 2, 1994No. 93-3328PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, District Judge.
Kenneth Carter committed armed robbery and aggravated battery inside a church shortly before a scheduled mass. His sentence for those offenses reflects consideration of what is now 730 ILCS 5/5-5-3.2(a)(ll), which deems as an aggravating factor the occurrence of a state crime in or on the grounds of a place of worship immediately before, during, or immediately after worship services. Mr. Carter contends that this Illinois statutory provision offends the Establishment Clause, and appeals the district court’s denial of his petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Finding no…
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