Legal Opinion

Bravieri, Joseph v. Chandler, Nedra

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 29, 2007No. 06-2395Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Illinois inmate Joseph Bravieri was convicted of murdering two people and is serving life in prison. After unsuccessfully pursuing a direct appeal and state postcon-viction petition, he petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court denied relief but granted a certificate of appealability on the question whether Bravieri was denied the right to effective trial counsel. Because Bravieri has failed to demonstrate that the Illinois courts unreasonably applied clearly established federal law in disposing of his claim, we affirm the district court’s denial of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Burger v. KempSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Mickens v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Brown v. PaytonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005

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