SMITH v. McCAUGHTRY

No. 97-C-382.

55 F.Supp.2d 938 (1999)

David B. SMITH, Petitioner, v. Gary McCAUGHTRY, Respondent.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

June 30, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Smith, Waupun, WI, Pro se.

Mark Burke, Asst. Atty. Gen., for Defendant.


DECISION AND ORDER

ADELMAN, District Judge.

Petitioner was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in Milwaukee County Circuit Court on October 17, 1991. He seeks a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel was violated because at the time of his preliminary hearing his counsel was suspended from the practice of law for failure to pay bar dues. Petitioner also argues that he was denied...

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