CHEEKS v. GAETZ

No. 05-3372.

571 F.3d 680 (2009)

Michael CHEEKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Donald GAETZ, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Kristin Mace (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Russell Kenneth Benton (argued), Office of the Attorney General Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

During and after Michael Cheeks's trial for murder and home invasion, he received letters from his former girlfriend, Maria Brown, who was also a witness at trial. These letters, he argues, demonstrate that the government knew Brown testified falsely during his trial about whether he was living at the home where the death occurred, at the time it occurred. Cheeks's counsel used the letter received during trial that asked why he came "home...

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