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HOCKETT v. DUCKWORTH

No. 91-3139.

999 F.2d 1160 (1993)

Ralph S. HOCKETT, II, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jack R. DUCKWORTH and Indiana Attorney General, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 26, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rick C. Gikas (argued), Kopack & Gikas, Merrillville, IN, for petitioner-appellant.

David A. Nowak (argued), Michael A. Schoening, Deputy Attys. Gen., Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Office of Attorney Gen., Federal Litigation, Indianapolis, IN, for respondents-appellees.

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

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Ralph Hockett, II appeals the district court's denial of his pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his Indiana state court convictions for murder, burglary, robbery and arson. Hockett argues that the district court erred in dismissing his habeas petition without holding an evidentiary hearing to explore his claim that his attorneys rendered ineffective assistance of counsel. We affirm...

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