CARTER v. BUTTS

No. 13-2466.

760 F.3d 631 (2014)

Che B. CARTER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Keith BUTTS, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 25, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Ausbrook , Bloomington, IN, for Petitioner-Appellant.

James Blaine Martin , Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, ROVNER, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Che B. Carter ("Carter") appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He contends that his appellate counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to challenge the attempted murder jury instruction given at his trial and that this unduly prejudiced him. Carter argues that the Indiana Supreme Court unreasonably applied Supreme Court precedent when it determined that he suffered...

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