Legal Opinion
United States of America, Ex Rel. Ellis O. Partee v. Michael P. Lane and James H. Thieret
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 6, 1991No. 90-1302PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
In 1983, a DuPage County jury found Ellis Partee guilty of armed robbery. The trial court entered judgment on this conviction and sentenced Partee to 30 years of imprisonment. After pursuing appeals in the Illinois court system, Partee sought habeas corpus relief in the district court. Partee claimed, among other things, that his trial counsel’s failure to subpoena an important alibi witness deprived him of his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. The district court agreed and granted Partee the writ. For the reasons discussed below, we reverse.
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