Legal Opinion
Pole v. Randolph
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 7, 2009No. 06-2768, 06-3281PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Willie Pole was convicted of first degree murder and attempted armed robbery in the State of Illinois. He appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his attorney provided ineffective assistance at his trial and on appeal. We affirm the district court’s denial of his petition.
I
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