United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of habeas corpus relief is reversed where the physical absence of defendant's counsel at his plea hearing, which was conducted with his counsel via speakerphone, constituted a structural defect under Cronic, and the state court erred in applying Strickland and a harmless-error analysis to the case.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/24/2006
• Published 01/24/2006

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before COFFEY, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda T. Coberly (submitted), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher Wren (submitted), Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.