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SULLIVAN v. FAIRMAN

No. 86-2586.

819 F.2d 1382 (1987)

Melvin H. SULLIVAN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. James A. FAIRMAN, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth A. Fedinets, Illinois Atty. Gen. Office, Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellant.

Martha A. Mills, Foss, Schuman, Drake & Barnard, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellee.

Before WOOD and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

In this appeal, we must review the judgment of the district court granting petitioner a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that he was denied the right to the effective assistance of counsel. Because the district court correctly identified the governing principles of law and properly applied those principles to the facts of this case, we affirm its judgment.

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Facts

A. State Proceedings

The district...

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