Legal Opinion
Willie Harris v. Zettie Cotton, Superintendent
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 2, 2004No. 03-1611PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner-Appellant brought this action for a writ of habeas corpus claiming a Brady 1 violation and ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland. 2 We begin and end on the latter. The district court denied the writ.
I. Background
On February 4, 1993, Willie Harris and his wife started to the home of Essie Johnson, a friend, to help her move from the house which she shared with one Leslie Jones. When Harris could not find Johnson’s house, he stopped at a pay phone near a bar to get directions. While Harris was on the phone, Leslie Jones came out of the bar, yelled at…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Wiggins v. Smith, WardenSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
- Yarborough v. GentrySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Martin Woolley v. Dave RednourCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
- Ebert v. GaetzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
- Jarrett M. Adams v. Daniel BertrandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
- Jones v. WallaceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Ulece Montgomery v. Alan M. Uchtman, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
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