United States Seventh Circuit

District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief is affirmed as he failed to rebut the state trial court's factual finding that he presented insufficient evidence to show that the appellate counsel's failure to raise the issue of competence prejudiced him.

Appellate Information

• Argued 08/04/2009
• Decided 01/04/2010
• Published 01/04/2010

Judges

• PER CURIAM., Before FLAUM, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jonathan A. Backman (argued), Bloomington, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Erin O'Connell (argued), Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.