Legal Opinion
Robert Felder v. Richard D. McVicar
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 8, 1997No. 97-9019PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Felder, a state prisoner, seeks leave under 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3)(A) to file a second petition for habeas corpus challenging his imprisonment for murder. His motion raises two issues, only one of which, however — a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel — is colorable. He claims that his lawyer at the murder trial failed to interview two eyewitnesses who, Felder says, would have exonerated him. Felder, assisted by counsel, had filed an identical petition for habeas corpus previously but had voluntarily dismissed it before the judge determined its merits, though after…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- In Re: Pedro MedinaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Johnny Neal, Jr. v. Richard B. GramleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- McGary v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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