KAFO v. U.S.

No. 05-3034.

467 F.3d 1063 (2006)

Saidi KAFO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided November 3, 2006.

November 3, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. Braun, John F. Kness (argued), Winston & Strawn, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Andrew C. Porter (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE, KANNE and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Saidi Kafo appeals the denial of a motion brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The district court denied the motion without an evidentiary hearing and further denied a certificate of appealability. On October 25, 2005, we granted a certificate of appealability on the issue of "whether [] counsel was ineffective for failing to file an appeal."1 Kafo v. United States, No. 05-3034, 2005 WL 3817981 (7th...

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