United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of habeas corpus petition is reversed where the petitioner's counsel failed in his duty to conduct a reasonable investigation by not locating and talking to a potential defense witness, an omission which created a reasonable probability that the outcome of the trial might have been different.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/21/2006
• Decided 06/30/2006
• Published 06/30/2006

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Keith A. Findley (argued), Madison, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Peggy A. Lautenschlager, Katherine L. Tripp (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.