RODRIGUEZ v. CHANDLER

No. 03-4147.

382 F.3d 670 (2004)

Neftaly RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Nedra CHANDLER, Warden, Dixon Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer A. Bonjean (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, First Judicial District, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Anne S. Bagby (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, DIANE P. WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Several months prior to Neftaly Rodriguez's trial for murder, the prosecutor filed a motion to disqualify Joseph Brent as one of his lawyers. Brent also represented detective John McMurray in an unrelated real estate deal. The prosecutor told the judge that McMurray was an "integral part of the case" against Rodriguez because he had participated in the investigation of one of Rodriguez's co-defendants. According to the prosecutor, Brent...

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