Seventh Circuit· 4/28/2017

Gilbert Spiller v. United States

Citations

855 F.3d 751
2017 WL 1531959
2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 7611

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recognizing that no evidentiary hearing is required when allegations in § 2255 petition are concluso-ry
no abuse of discretion to deny an evidentiary hearing where petitioner’s former counsel’s email to the government verified that her representation was effective
no abuse of discretion to deny an evidentiary hearing where petitioner’s former counsel’s email to the government verified that her representation was effective
“[A] strategic decision, even if clearly wrong in retrospect, cannot support a claim that counsel’s conduct was deficient.”
quot- ing Martin, 789 F.3d at 706
quot- ing Martin, 789 F.3d at 706

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Judges: Flaum, Hamilton, Wood

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