United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where: 1) the actions of defendant's counsel did not prejudice him; 2) the Wisconsin Court of Appeals articulated the proper standard for prejudice claims; and 3) the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to expand the record.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/06/2006
• Decided 08/16/2006
• Published 08/16/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert R. Henak (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel J. O'Brien (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.