United States Seventh Circuit

Even if the petitioner's counsel was ineffective for failing to address certain evidence, the evidence was cumulative where counsel for a co-defendant vigorously addressed the issue in cross-examination of the government's witness, so petitioner suffered no prejudice.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/28/2001
• Decided 09/04/2001
• Published 09/04/2001

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before WOOD, Jr., KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Daniel R. Schattnik (Argued), Unsell, Unsell & Schattnik, East Alton, IL, for petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bruce E. Reppert (argued), W. Charles Grace, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for respondent-appellee.