Legal Opinion
Tommy L. Rutledge v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 2000No. 99-1686PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Chief Judge.
Tommy Rutledge appeals the denial of his federal habeas petition. He challenges the reinstatement of a vacated conviction and raises various claims related to the inadequate performance of both his trial and habeas counsels. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm the district court.
I. Background
Petitioner Rutledge was indicted in February, 1991 on six counts related to running a narcotics enterprise. The charges were: conducting a continuing criminal enterprise in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 848 (“CCE”) (“Count I”); conspiring to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C.…
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