OWENS v. U.S.

No. 03-1507.

387 F.3d 607 (2004)

Anthony OWENS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 19, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eldad Z. Malamuth (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Stephan E. Oestreicher, Jr. (argued), Department of Justice, Crim. Div., Appellate Section, Washington, DC, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER, ROVNER, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


POSNER, Circuit Judge.

Anthony Owens filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside his drug conviction and sentence because his trial lawyer fumbled what should have been a successful motion to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a warrant to search Owens's house. The district court denied the motion, and Owens appeals. He is met at the threshold by our decision in Holman v. Page, 95 F.3d 481, 488-92 (7th Cir.1996...

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