United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of a petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where the district court did not err in its determination that the state court's decision to apply the Strickland v. Washington framework for testing claims of ineffective assistance of counsel instead of presuming prejudice under US v. Cronic was not contrary to clearly established federal law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/11/2007
• Decided 08/15/2007
• Published 08/15/2007

Judges

• CUDAHY, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher J. Cherella (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


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