EVANS v. MEYER

No. 82-1055.

742 F.2d 371 (1984)

Jackie EVANS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Leo MEYER, Warden, Logan Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Philbrick, Oak Lawn, Ill., for petitioner-appellant.

Jackie Evans, pro se.

Kenneth A. Fedinets, Ill. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and POSNER, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Jackie Evans appeals from the district court's denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. The principal ground for the appeal and the only one worth discussing is that the district court should have held an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the failure of Evans' counsel to advise Evans that he might have a defense of intoxication either constituted ineffective assistance of counsel...

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