James Westray v. Deanna Brookhart

In the United States Court of Appeals For the Seventh Circuit ____________________ No. 20‐3260 JAMES WESTRAY, Petitioner‐Appellant, v. DEANNA BROOKHART, Respondent‐Appellee. ____________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. No. 3:19‐cv‐00728 — Nancy J. Rosenstengel, Chief Judge. ____________________ ARGUED OCTOBER 27, 2021 — DECIDED JUNE 10, 2022 ____________________ Before MANION, WOOD, and BRENNAN, Circuit Judges. BRENNAN, Circuit Judge. James Westray pleaded guilty to the murder of Elizabeth Opatt. He received a death sentence which…