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POLE v. RANDOLPH

Nos. 06-2768, 06-3281.

570 F.3d 922 (2009)

Willie POLE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Austin RANDOLPH, Acting Warden of Logan Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 7, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerold S. Solovy, Attorney, Kathryn C. Newman (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Karl R. Triebel, Attorney (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and KANNE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Willie Pole was convicted of first degree murder and attempted armed robbery in the State of Illinois. He appeals the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, arguing that his attorney provided ineffective assistance at his trial and on appeal. We affirm the district court's denial of his petition.

I.

We begin with the facts as presented at trial. Bernard Jackson went to work on September 27, 1994, even though...

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