CABELLO v. U.S.

No. 98-1543.

188 F.3d 871 (1999)

Maria E. CABELLO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided: August 18, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew B. Baker, Jr. (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Dyer, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

David C. Thomas (argued), Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.


DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Just before Maria Cabello's trial on charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 began, a lawyer appeared and announced he was there to represent her. He did so, but Cabello was ultimately convicted and sentenced to 121 months in prison. She then brought a collateral attack on her conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, claiming that she had received ineffective assistance of both appellate and trial...

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