Legal Opinion
Smith v. Gaetz
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 4, 2009No. 07-2713PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Jesse Smith was convicted of first degree murder and three counts of attempted murder on August 31, 1992, following a bench trial in the Circuit Court of Cook County. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. Believing that his trial and appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance, Smith has been pursuing a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied his petition as procedurally defaulted, but certified for appeal the issues of his trial and appellate counsel’s alleged ineffectiveness. For the following reasons, we affirm the denial…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by105 opinions
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