Legal Opinion
Ebert v. Gaetz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 23, 2010No. 09-1627PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TINDER, Circuit Judge.
A jury in Cook County, Illinois, convicted John Ebert of murder and armed robbery. On direct appeal, the Illinois Appellate Court overturned his convictions after concluding that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. Ebert was tried again, and the second jury also convicted him. Ebert again challenged his conviction on ineffective assistance grounds, this time alleging that his counsel erred in failing to refile a previously unsuccessful motion to quash his arrest and suppress an inculpatory statement he gave. The appellate court rejected Ebert’s ineffective…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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