Cochran v. Jones

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JEREMIAH COCHRAN, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 24 C 1275 ) CHANCE JONES, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge: Jeremiah Cochran currently is serving a forty-year prison sentence after a jury convicted him on two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault and one count of aggravated kidnapping. After litigating through direct appeal and post-conviction proceedings at the Illinois state court, Cochran has filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C.…