John Whitehead v. Roger D. Cowan, Warden, Menard Correctional Center

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2001-08-29

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MANION, Circuit Judge. Petitioner John Whitehead was convicted by a jury in Illinois state court of murder and aggravated kidnaping. Whitehead was then sentenced to death by the trial judge. The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal, and the United States Supreme Court denied a petition for writ of certiora-ri. Whitehead then filed several petitions for…

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