United States Seventh Circuit

The district court's denial of habeas relief is affirmed where petitioner failed to show a fundamental miscarriage of justice sufficient to overcome the procedural bar to his ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/22/2003
• Decided 11/26/2003
• Published 11/26/2003

Judges

• FLAUM, Chief Judge., Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and EASTERBROOK and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Douglas H. Johnson (argued), Zellner & Associates, Naperville, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Karen Kaplan (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.