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HOWARD v. GRAMLEY

No. 97-1881.

225 F.3d 784 (2000)

Sherman HOWARD, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard GRAMLEY, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 23, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arleen Johnson (Argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

William L. Browers, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, Courtney D. Carter (Argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Sherman Howard was convicted in 1989 of sexually abusing his daughter when she was a toddler. After appealing through the Illinois state court system and seeking post-conviction relief in Illinois's courts, he filed this habeas corpus petition. He contends that his appellate counsel was constitutionally defective in her selection of issues to appeal, and he argues that the district court abused its discretion by refusing to appoint counsel...

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