Legal Opinion

Clarence Hayes v. Deirdre Battaglia, Warden, Stateville Correctional Center

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 13, 2005No. 03-3074PublishedCited by 140 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

In this collateral attack under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Clarence Hayes, serving a life sentence for murder, contends that his lawyer during the state proceedings furnished ineffective assistance. He also contends that the state courts made several errors that justify relief. The district court held that the ineffective-assistance claim had been defaulted when Hayes failed to present it to the state’s appellate courts, either on direct appeal or on collateral review, that Hayes is not entitled to relief from that forfeiture, and that the other events of which he complains,…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Estelle v. McGuireSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  4. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. O'Sullivan v. BoerckelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999

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3Cited by140 opinions

  1. Smith v. McKeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  2. Eric Blackmon v. Tarry WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  3. Arnold v. DittmannCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  4. Woods v. SchwartzCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. Cortez Jones v. Victor CallowayCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016

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