United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is reversed and remanded with instructions to grant the petition where the Indiana Court of Appeals unreasonably applied federal law in concluding that defense counsel's decision to stand mute at defendant's sentencing hearing did not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/24/2007
• Decided 03/15/2007
• Published 03/15/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Maureen L. Rurka (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Steve Carter, Julie A. Hoffman (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.