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

U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit · Decided 2005-04-13

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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…

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