United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus is reversed where the state court's application of the Strickland analysis for ineffective assistance of counsel was objectively unreasonable, and defendant was able to show prejudice as a result of his attorney's misinformation.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/19/2006
• Decided 07/25/2007
• Published 07/25/2007

Judges

• ROVNER, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, MANION, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric P. Gotting (argued), E. King Poor, John A. McMillan, Winston & Strawn, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Leah C. Myers (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.