United States Seventh Circuit

Defense counsel's misunderstanding of state law that allowed use of a witness's prior inconsistent statements beyond impeachment resulted in ineffective assistance of counsel where defense counsel did not introduce the statements at trial, even if the witness repeated the statements at trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/10/2001
• Decided 09/20/2001
• Published 09/20/2001

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jeffrey Urdangen,Lawrence C. Marshall (argued), Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellee., Michael M. Glick (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellant.