United States Seventh Circuit

Petitioner would have had a reasonable chance at acquittal if his lawyer had been minimally competent and utilized DNA, treadmark, and footmark experts to show a lack of objective evidence that would have placed defendant at the scene of the crime.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2001
• Decided 06/29/2001
• Published 06/29/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric Koselke,Poore, Wurster, Sullivan, Fairman, Sobel & Strunk, Brent Westerfeld (argued), Indianapolis, IN, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• James B. Martin (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.