United States Seventh Circuit

In appeals from bank robbery convictions, no Brady violation occurred where appellant waived any claim that the government suppressed an immunity agreement with a key witness; counsel's "unreasonably passive" representation and failure to seek separate trials for two robberies did not amount to ineffective assistance.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/01/2002
• Decided 05/08/2002
• Published 05/08/2002

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• David E. Bindi (Argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Joshua G. Vincent (Argued), Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.