United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where: 1) the state court did not incorrectly interpret the standard for evaluating claims of ineffective assistance of counsel; and 2) the state court did not use an inappropriate standard in determining that petitioner had not demonstrated prejudice as a result of his counsel's actions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/11/2008
• Decided 02/21/2008
• Published 02/21/2008

Judges

• EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher J. Richart, Mayer Brown LLP, Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael M. Glick, Garson S. Fischer, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.