United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over petitioner's argument that his trial counsel was ineffective because the counsel failed to investigate a prior assault of the victim and failed to procure a rebuttal witness during the trial.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/24/2007
• Decided 07/05/2007
• Published 07/05/2007

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Palmer, supervised by, Katherine Spitz (argued), May, Oberfell & Lorber, Mishawaka, IN, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gregory M. Weber (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.