Legal Opinion
Jackie Evans v. Leo Meyer, Warden, Logan Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 23, 1984No. 82-1055PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*373POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Jackie Evans appeals from the district court’s denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. The principal ground for the appeal and the only one worth discussing is that the district court should have held an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the failure of Evans’ counsel to advise Evans that he might have a defense of intoxication either constituted ineffective assistance of counsel or made Evans’ plea of guilty involuntary.
At 4:30 one morning Evans entered a police station and asked the radio operator, Lonbom, to call Detective Azbill for him. Lonbom…
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- Willie Wade v. Gayle Franzen, Director, Illinois Department of Corrections, and Marvin Reed, Warden, Stateville PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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