BROWN v. BROWN

No. 16-1014.

847 F.3d 502 (2017)

Dentrell BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard BROWN, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 1, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Stephen R. Creason , Henry A. Flores, Jr. , Attorneys, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, for Respondent-Appellee.

Victoria L. Bailey , Attorney, Marion County Public Defender Agency, Indianapolis, IN, for Amicus Curiae Marion County Public Defender Agency.

Brent L. Westerfeld , Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for Amicus Curiae Indiana Public Defender Council.

Before Kanne, Sykes, and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.


Petitioner Dentrell Brown and his co-defendant Joshua Love were convicted of murder in a joint trial in an Indiana court. After exhausting state court remedies, Brown filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He claims he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his lawyer failed to insist...

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