MONTGOMERY v. UCHTMAN

No. 03-4201.

426 F.3d 905 (2005)

Ulece MONTGOMERY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Alan M. UCHTMAN, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 20, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Markowski, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Ryan S. Stippich (argued), Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren, Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Marie Quinlivan Czech (argued), Office of the Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, RIPPLE, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

This habeas corpus appeal arises from Ulece Montgomery's conviction in June 1983 for the murders of two elderly women and his subsequent death sentence. Montgomery argues that the trial and sentencing violated due process and that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. He also contends that his waivers of his right to a jury at trial and sentencing were not knowing and voluntary. The district court rejected his claims and denied...

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