Legal Opinion
Robin L. Peoples v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 2005No. 03-2774PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Robin Peoples is here for the third time contesting his convictions for bank robbery and associated offenses. Each time he has argued that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Twice we resolved this claim on the merits; that is enough (if not once more than enough), and we decline to revisit the subject.
On his direct appeal Peoples’s appellate lawyer challenged the competence and dedication of his trial lawyer. That was a risky tactic, given the circuit’s rule, see United States v. Taglia, 922 F.2d 413, 418 (7th Cir.1991), that such a contention normally…
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