United States Seventh Circuit

District court's denial of a petition for habeas relief of a defendant convicted of attempted first degree murder and related crimes is affirmed as overnight incarceration of defendant's counsel for contempt during trial did not violate defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel nor was it a constructive denial of counsel. District court's denial of defendant's petition on ground of res judicata was neither contrary to, nor did it involve an unreasonable application of Supreme Court precedent.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/15/2009
• Decided 09/14/2009
• Published 09/14/2009

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Palmer, Christopher Deckard, Law Student (argued), May, Oberfell & Lorber, Mishawaka, IN, for Petitioner-Appellant.


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