United States Seventh Circuit

Petition for writ of habeas corpus is denied where a mandatory transfer from juvenile to criminal court meant that a waiver hearing was not critical to defendant, and thus the possible absence of counsel during the hearing could not have violated the Sixth Amendment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/19/2006
• Decided 08/01/2006
• Published 08/01/2006

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• J. Gregory Deis (argued), Tiloma Jayasinghe, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, New York, NY, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steve Carter, Andrew K. Kobe (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.