United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of plaintiff's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's ineffective assistance of appellate counsel claim is procedurally defaulted; and 2) plaintiff did not establish that his appellate counsel failed to raise an issue that was both obvious and clearly stronger than the issues counsel did raise.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2008
• Decided 05/04/2009
• Published 05/04/2009

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Petro, Attorney (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Russell Kenneth Benton, Attorney (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.