United States Seventh Circuit

In a habeas claim from a sexual assault and aggravated battery case, trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to investigate and interview exculpatory eyewitnesses, and for making promises to the jury in opening statements that were not kept.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/10/2002
• Decided 10/14/2003
• Published 10/14/2003

Judges

• ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• John F. Murphy, Douglas E. Whitney (argued), Office of the Federal Defender, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee., Huma A. Khan (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellant.