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DAVIS v. LAMBERT

No. 02-2838.

388 F.3d 1052 (2004)

Cedell DAVIS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gregory LAMBERT, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 4, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory S. Bailey (argued), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Russell Kenneth Benton (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondents-Appellees.

Before RIPPLE, WOOD, Jr., and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

HARLINGTON WOOD, JR., Circuit Judge.

A dispute between two intoxicated friends turned lethal when Cedell Davis stabbed Donovan (also known as David) Coleman as they watched football together one afternoon. Before, during, and after his trial, Davis implored his counsel to investigate a number of potential witnesses who would have supported his claim of self-defense, including the only sober eye-witness to the altercation...

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