United States Seventh Circuit

Petitioner's pro se status, his borderline retardation, and his organic brain dysfunction were not sufficient cause to excuse procedural default of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/12/2003
• Decided 07/01/2003
• Published 07/01/2003

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard H. McLeese (argued), Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• David H. Iskowich (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.