OAKS v. PFISTER

No. 15-2924.

863 F.3d 723 (2017)

Douglas OAKS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Randy PFISTER, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 14, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tiffany Boye Green , Attorney, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Erin O'Connell , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook, Manion, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


In this habeas corpus case, state prisoner Douglas Oaks asks us to hold that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to choose his counsel. Because he procedurally defaulted that claim during his state court proceedings, we affirm the district court's denial of habeas relief without reaching the merits of his claim...

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