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WRIGHT v. GRAMLEY

No. 95-1581.

125 F.3d 1038 (1997)

Albert WRIGHT, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard GRAMLEY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 16, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen E. Shoenberger (argued), Nidhi Desai, law student, Loyola University School of Law, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Bradley P. Halloran, Margaret M. O'Connell, Office of the Attorney General, Catherine Glenn (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and CUDAHY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Albert Wright sought a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on the ground that his trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to investigate adequately and present a defense. Mr. Wright alleged that trial counsel failed to interview or call three witnesses and was dilatory in interviewing one potential alibi witness who would have provided the jury with reasonable doubt as to his guilt. He now appeals the district...

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