Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit May 28, 1992, 91-1689 (Thomas Vanda v. Michael P. Lane and Michael O'Leary)

CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Thomas Vanda is an inmate of the Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois. He was convicted of the April 1977 murder of Marguerita Bowers after a jury of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, rejected his insanity defense. In June 1979 he was sentenced to a term of 300-500 years’ imprisonment. It is undisputed that petitioner killed Bowers.