U.S. EX REL. McCALL v. O'GRADY

No. 89-2400.

908 F.2d 170 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Billy McCALL, Petitioner-Appellee, v. James E. O'GRADY, et al., Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederick F. Cohn, Chicago, Ill., for petitioner-appellee.

Richard S. London, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, Ill., for respondent-appellant.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge, and PELL, Senior Circuit Judge.


BAUER, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Billy McCall was convicted of burglary and possession of a stolen van by an Illinois trial court in March, 1987. After pursuing a direct appeal through the Illinois court system, McCall sought habeas corpus relief in the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming that he was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. The district court granted McCall...

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