JARRETT v. U.S.

Nos. 86-2514, 85-2632.

822 F.2d 1438 (1987)

Ronald JARRETT, Petitioner-Appellant, Defendant-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee, Plaintiff-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Carbonaro, Carbonaro & Carbonaro, Chicago, Ill., for Jarrett.

Virginia Junewicz, U.S. Dept. of Justice Organized Crime & Racketeering Sect., Chicago, Ill., for U.S.

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


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

The defendant Ronald Jarrett appeals the district court's order denying his motion to vacate his conviction for armed robbery on the grounds that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. Further, he appeals the denial of his motion for a new trial on the basis of newly discovered evidence which undermined the credibility of one of the State's principal witnesses. We affirm.

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