Legal Opinion
Emmaline Williams v. Odie Washington, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 6, 1995No. 94-3376PublishedCited by 108 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Emmaline Williams was convicted of indecent liberties with a child in 1986 and sentenced to twelve years in prison. After exhausting her state remedies, she petitioned the district court for habeas relief, asserting that she had been denied the effective assistance of counsel at her Illinois state court trial. The district court agreed with Emmaline Williams and granted her request for relief. We affirm.
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In a joint bench trial in December 1986, Emmaline and Roy Williams were convicted of crimes stemming from the alleged sexual assault on their adopted…
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