Legal Opinion
Lopez v. Thurmer
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 5, 2010No. 08-2110PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
A Wisconsin jury convicted Julian Lopez of first-degree intentional murder as a to a crime. See Wis. Stat. §§ 940.01(l)(a), 939.05. Lopez claims that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to request, or even discuss with him, a jury instruction on the lesser-included offense of felony murder. After exhausting his state post-conviction remedies, Lopez filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied his petition but issued a certificate of appealability. The state post-conviction court did not…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. BentleyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
- Derrick Hardaway v. Donald S. Young, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
- Pole v. RandolphCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
- James A. Nichols v. John R. Gagnon and Bronson La FolletteCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
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