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Petition DENIED. (orders list)
Brief of respondent Illinois in opposition filed.
Brief amici curiae of Certain Members of the Illinois Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment filed.
Order extending time to file response to petition to and including June 26, 2009.
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due May 27, 2009)
Joseph Bannister, Petitioner, represented by Lawrence J. Bapst
Illinois, Respondent, represented by Alan J. Spellberg
Illinois, Respondent, represented by Caro L. Gaines
Certain Members of the Illinois Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment, Amicus Curiae, represented by Thomas P Sullivan