United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of habeas relief from a conviction and sentence for attempted murder and other crimes is affirmed in part, but reversed in part and remanded for a hearing on whether petitioner's defense was prejudiced by mistakes committed by his lawyer with regard to insanity issues.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/07/2007
• Decided 02/01/2008
• Published 02/01/2008

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerold S. Solovy, John K. Min (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Aaron R. O'Neil (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.