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Seventh Circuit· 11/4/2004

Cedell Davis v. Gregory Lambert, Warden

Citations

  • 388 F.3d 1052
  • 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 22985
  • 2004 WL 2475102

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  • holding that petitioner’s claim that defense counsel failed to investigate witnesses met the performance element of Strickland
  • holding that petitioner’s claim that defense counsel failed to investigate witnesses met the performance element of Strickland
  • holding that a claim dismissed for failure to state a claim is a judgment on the merits for purposes of res judicata
  • holding that counsel was ineffective in failing to interview only sober eyewitness to death of victim, stating that if his testimony would have supported theory of self-defense advanced at trial by the (continued...
  • discussing the role of witness affidavits and state court evidentiary hearings in de- veloping the factual record for a failure-to-investigate claim
  • finding dili- gence where a petitioner’s pro se petition requested an eviden- tiary hearing, described the hypothetical content of testimony he wanted his counsel to present at trial, and verified his alle- gations with a sworn affidavit

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Judges: Ripple, Wood, Evans

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