Legal Opinion
Charles M. Siverson v. Michael O'Leary and Neil F. Hartigan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 1985No. 84-1270PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Respondents appeal from a district court order granting Charles M. Siverson’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that his trial counsel’s absence from the courtroom during jury deliberations and the return of the verdicts at his trial deprived him of effective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse.
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On November 6 and 7, 1979, petitioner Siverson was tried by a jury in Livingston County, Illinois, on an eight-count indictment charging him with theft, robbery, armed robbery, aggravated battery,…
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