United States Seventh Circuit
Thompson v. Battaglia, 04-3110
Denial of petition for habeas corpus is affirmed where petitioner could show neither deficient performance by his attorney nor prejudice, and the denial of his right to testify was harmless.
Appellate Information
- Argued 11/09/2005
- Decided 08/14/2006
- Published 08/15/2006
Judges
- WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Paul Bargren, Patrick M. Kuhlmann (argued), Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Leah C. Myers (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.