Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit September 10, 2001, 00-4296 (United States of America, Ex Rel. Theodore Bell v. Mark A. Pierson, Warden, Hill Correctional Center)

MANION, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Theodore Bell, a former police officer, was convicted in Illinois state court of first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm. He appealed his conviction to the Illinois Appellate Court, which affirmed. He then filed a petition for leave to appeal with the Illinois Supreme Court, which was denied.