United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus from a conviction for sexual assault is affirmed where petitioner failed allege facts that, if proven, would warrant relief with regard to a claim that his counsel's failure to discover and introduce evidence that would have impeached the testimony of the victim constituted ineffective assistance.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/04/2008
• Decided 04/29/2008
• Published 04/29/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas L. Shriner, Jr., Brian K. Hagedorn (argued), Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Katherine L. Tripp (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin, Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.