Legal Opinion

Ronald Barrow v. Alan Uchtman, Warden

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 15, 2005No. 03-3622PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Per curiam

Petitioner Ronald Barrow, serving a life sentence for murder in an Illinois correctional facility, appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Barrow alleges, inter alia, that since his trial counsel failed to present any evidence in defense and committed several other errors during state proceedings, he was denied effective assistance of counsel in violation of his rights under the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Barrow claims that the Illinois Supreme Court’s determination that his trial counsel’s performance (1) was not…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Darden v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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3Cited by74 opinions

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  4. Nicole Harris v. Sheryl ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
  5. Virsnieks v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008

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