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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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