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SMITH v. BROWN

No. 12-3731.

764 F.3d 790 (2014)

Roy A. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard BROWN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 26, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Hurst , Attorney, Kathryn Bayer , Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Andrew A. Kobe , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before POSNER and TINDER, Circuit Judges, and LAWRENCE, District Judge.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

Roy A. Smith appeals the district court's denial of his habeas petition, through which he seeks to set aside his Indiana criminal conviction due to allegedly ineffective assistance of counsel. Although we agree that it appears Smith's counsel was particularly deficient, Smith has failed to demonstrate how his lawyer's substandard effort prejudiced his case in light of the overwhelming evidence against him. We therefore affirm the district court...

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