HARRIS v. McADORY

No. 02-1620.

334 F.3d 665 (2003)

Terry L. HARRIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eugene McADORY, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 1, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. McLeese (argued), Chicago, IL, for petitioner-appellant.

David H. Iskowich (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.

Before BAUER, KANNE, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

An Illinois jury found Terry Harris guilty of murdering Emma Hopkins. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Harris sought federal habeas relief, claiming ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus, finding that Harris had procedurally defaulted the claim. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

BACKGROUND

On the evening of October 28, 1984, Terry Harris invited co...

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