McDOWELL v. KINGSTON

No. 06-3288.

497 F.3d 757 (2007)

Derryle S. McDOWELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Phillip A. KINGSTON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 15, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher J. Cherella (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Gregory M. Weber (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, KANNE, and WOOD, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

The petitioner, Derryle S. McDowell, was convicted of sexual assault, kidnapping and armed robbery and was sentenced to 200 years in prison. At trial, McDowell's trial counsel had him testify in a narrative form rather than lead him through a question and answer format. In considering McDowell's post-conviction motion, the Wisconsin Supreme Court applied Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct...

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