Legal Opinion

William Hinesley, III v. Wendy Knight

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 13, 2016No. 15-2122PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROVNER, Circuit .Judge.

Following a bench trial in Indiana state court, William Hinesley, III, was convicted of molesting his 13 year-old former foster daughter, V.V. After exhausting his state court remedies, Hinesley petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that his trial counsel deprived him of effective representation when he allowed the inculpato-ry out-of-court statements of the two principal witnesses against him into evidence without objection and likewise posed no objection to the admission of two statements in which witnesses vouched for V.V.’s credibility. ■ Hinesley also…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Harrington v. RichterSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. Knowles v. MirzayanceSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Rodney Washington v. Gary BoughtonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
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  3. Kendrick Lee v. Lisa AvilaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  4. Woods v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Arthur Bryant v. Richard BrownCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017

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