Legal Opinion
Gross v. Knight
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 26, 2009No. 07-3251PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
On August 26, 1998, Jeremy Gross shot and killed Christopher Beers while robbing a convenience store in Indianapolis. Gross was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole, in accordance with a jury’s recommendation. Gross claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his attorney never advised him of his right to testify at the sentencing phase of his trial. The Indiana courts denied Gross post-conviction relief from his sentence, holding that he had suffered no prejudice from his counsel’s conduct. Gross filed a petition for a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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