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SMITH v. GRAMS

No. 07-2302.

565 F.3d 1037 (2009)

James A. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gregory GRAMS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 15, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Kathleen A. Hanley (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Daniel J. O'Brien (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

KANNE, Circuit Judge.

Appellant James Smith is currently serving a fifteen-year sentence for a 1994 armed robbery conviction in the circuit court of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. In 2007, Smith petitioned the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In his petition, Smith claimed, inter alia, that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel during his state jury trial...

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