Legal Opinion
James B. Ashford v. Jerry D. Gilmore, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 1999No. 98-1353PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
On June 12, 1985, James Ashford murdered four people in Springfield, Illinois and stole $10,000 and a bag full of- cocaine. He waived his right to a jury, and the Illinois state trial court convicted him of murder and armed robbery. Contrary to advice of his counsel, Ashford also waived a jury for the sentencing hearing, and the trial court sentenced him to death. Having exhausted his state remedies, Ashford filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254.' 'He claimed that his attorney provided inefféetive assistance of counsel by honoring his request not to…
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