COOGAN v. McCAUGHTRY

No. 91-1869.

958 F.2d 793 (1992)

Charles C. COOGAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gary McCAUGHTRY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 1, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Tobin, Hudson, Wis. (argued), for petitioner-appellant.

James M. Freimuth, State of Wis., Dept. of Justice, Madison, Wis. (argued), for respondent-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges, and WILL, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

On April 20, 1979, Charles Coogan shot and killed a bartender and a patron at the Four Corners Tavern in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. After a jury trial Coogan was convicted on two counts of first degree murder and two counts of armed robbery. He received two consecutive life sentences for the murder convictions and 10 years for the robbery convictions.

Seven years later, Coogan filed a motion for a new trial alleging that he was denied effective...

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