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WILKINSON v. COWAN

No. 99-1220.

231 F.3d 347 (2000)

Mark WILKINSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Roger D. COWAN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 1, 2000.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied January 3, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Gibson (argued), Oak Park, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

William L. Browers, Jay Hoffman (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.

Before HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 3, 2001.

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Convicted of murdering his estranged wife, Mark Wilkinson sought post-conviction relief in Illinois state court. Among other things, he argued that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate (or to provide him with a copy of) the coroner's autopsy report, which contained certain obvious discrepancies. After the circuit court summarily dismissed Wilkinson...

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