Legal Opinion
Levie Steward v. Jerry D. Gilmore
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 5, 1996No. 93-3460PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Levie Steward appeals the denial of his habeas corpus petition, in which he alleges ineffective assistance of trial, appellate and post-conviction counsel; invalidity of his guilty plea; cruel and unusual punishment; and judicial misconduct. From our review of the record, it appears that Steward may have had a colorable claim of ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to raise a patently meritorious state law claim. However, because this claim was not brought to the attention of the state courts, it may not be considered here. Therefore, we affirm the judgment of…
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