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· 12/14/1994

Rodney D. Barnhill v. Mary Flannigan, and Attorney General of the State of Illinois

Citations

  • 42 F.3d 1074
  • 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 35114
  • 1994 WL 696826

How courts have described this case

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  • “Usually, counsel’s decision not to call a witness is a tactical decision not subject to review.”
  • no conflict between trial and appellate counsel, where both were employed as public defenders by the State of Illi- nois, and therefore, no ineffective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Posner, Eschbach, Ripple

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