United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of 18 U.S.C. 2254 petition concerning a confession from a 17 year old is affirmed where the decision that the confession was voluntary was not contrary to, nor did it involve an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/13/2006
• Decided 05/12/2006
• Published 05/12/2006

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before KANNE, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James S. Jacobs (argued), Office of the Cook County Public Defender, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leah C. Myers (argued), Linda Woloshin, Office of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.