Legal Opinion
Gregory Agnew v. Blair J. Leibach
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 21, 2001No. 98-3659PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Gregory Agnew sought habeas corpus relief from his conviction for armed robbery in Illinois state court twelve years ago. In addition to a claim for ineffective assistance of counsel, Agnew maintained that the Illinois trial court should have granted him a mistrial when the State called as a substantive witness of his guilt the bailiff who had been in charge of the jury throughout the first part of his trial. The district court found that Agnew could not show that he was prejudiced by the bailiffs testimony, and that his attorney’s decisions were reasonable…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Turner v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by18 opinions
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