United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of a petition for habeas relief challenging a sentence for distributing and receiving child pornography via the Internet is affirmed where the district correctly did not clearly err in finding that: 1) defendant's counsel consulted with him regarding the advantages and disadvantages of appealing his sentence; and 2) defendant's counsel provided constitutionally effective assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/05/2007
• Decided 03/23/2007
• Published 03/23/2007

Judges

• MANION, Circuit Judge., Before FLAUM, MANION, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey M. Brandt (argued), Robinson Brandt Law Offices, Cincinnati, OH, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Paul W. Connell (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.