United States Ex Rel. Ford v. Ahitow

ORDER

BAKER, Senior District Judge.

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Robert Ford, the petitioner, is a prisoner in the Illinois Department of Corrections and has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. At this time, the court grants the petition and orders the writ. This court finds that Ford is in “custody in violation of the Constitution ... of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). Specifically, the state failed to prove the petitioner guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and therefore the petitioner’s incarceration violates due process.

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