WYATT v. U.S.

No. 08-1465.

574 F.3d 455 (2009)

John M. WYATT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 28, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ari E. Waldman (argued), Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Andrew R. Simonson (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and BAUER and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

John Wyatt filed a § 2255 motion alleging that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance during various stages of his criminal case. The district court denied the motion, and Wyatt has appealed that decision. For the following reasons, we affirm.

I.

In 2002, police stopped a recreational vehicle driven by John Wyatt and discovered a large quantity of marijuana during a search of the vehicle. Wyatt was indicted for possessing...

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