ELLZEY v. U.S.

No. 02-3633.

324 F.3d 521 (2003)

William P. ELLZEY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 31, 2003.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 28, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Ellzey (Submitted), Terre Haute, IN, Pro Se.

Timothy A. Bass (Submitted), Office of the U.S. Atty., Urbana Div., Urbana, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 28, 2003.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

To appeal from the rejection of his collateral attack under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, William Ellzey needs a certificate of appealability. One potential problem is timeliness: we affirmed his conviction on May 10, 1999, in an unpublished order, and the petition Ellzey filed on May 8, 2000, was a placeholder. It asserts that his lawyer furnished ineffective assistance at sentencing...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases