Seventh Circuit· 4/28/2017
Gilbert Spiller v. United States
Citations
- 855 F.3d 751
- 2017 WL 1531959
- 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 7611
How courts have described this case
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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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