Legal Opinion
Lawrence Dalton v. Deirdre Battaglia, Warden, State-Ville Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 23, 2005No. 03-3982PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
Eight years after he pleaded guilty tó charges of murder and rape, Lawrence Dalton filed a post-conviction petition in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois. Dalton argued that his due process rights were violated because he was unaware of his eligibility for an extended sentence under Illinois law when he submitted his plea and thus his plea was not knowing and voluntary. Later, Dalton also claimed that his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel had been violated when his trial attorney failed to request a competency hearing after he attempted…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by52 opinions
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