U.S. v. PHILLIPS

No. 89-2797.

914 F.2d 835 (1990)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 24, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Capp, Andrew B. Baker, Jr., Asst. U.S. Attys., Hammond, Ind., for plaintiff-appellee.

Steve Lustina, Levinson & Lustina, David N. Gilyan, Merrillville, Ind., for defendant-appellant.

Before WOOD, Jr., POSNER, and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Appellant James Phillips appeals from his conviction of one count of perjury under 18 U.S.C. § 1623 for falsely testifying before the grand jury. Phillips appeals his conviction on two grounds that he alleges marred virtually every juncture of his trial: ineffective assistance of trial counsel and prosecutorial misconduct.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The original indictment against Phillips charged him with two...

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