United States Seventh Circuit

Petitioner procedurally defaulted a Sixth Amendment Confrontation Clause claim under Illinois law, and has not shown cause and prejudice for that default, thus federal habeas review is barred.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/31/2002
• Decided 02/06/2003
• Published 02/06/2003

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Paris A. Wynn (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William L. Browers, Lisa A. Smith (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen., Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.