United States Seventh Circuit

Defendant's murder conviction is affirmed over his challenges that 1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel, 2) the trial court abused its discretion in allowing cross-examination of defendant regarding his past crimes, and 3) the prosecutor committed misconduct during closing argument.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/31/2004
• Decided 09/27/2004
• Published 09/27/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Cynthia M. Kostelecky (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lionel W. Weaver (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, Linda Woloshin, Office of Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.