Legal Opinion
Johnson, Curtis v. Chandler, Nedra
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 20, 2007No. 06-2259UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Illinois inmate Curtis Johnson filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied his petition, ruling that Mr. Johnson had not established ineffective assistance of counsel. Because Mr. Johnson’s § 2254 petition was filed more than one year after the Illinois Appellate Court issued its decision, we affirm.
In 1984, Mr. Johnson was arrested for murdering one person and robbing three others in a garage. At his trial, two of the robbery victims identified Mr. Johnson as the offender. A detective who conducted the investigation testified that the…
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