LONG v. U.S.

No. 15-2668.

847 F.3d 916 (2017)

Willie LONG, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 13, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter W. Henderson , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, Thomas W. Patton , Attorney, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Peoria, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Nathaniel Whalen , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Hammond, IN, Respondent-Appellee.

Before Bauer and Kanne, Circuit Judges, and Feinerman, District Judge.


Willie Long pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Thereafter, Long sought collateral relief, arguing that his trial attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel. Unfortunately for Long, his plea agreement contained a provision waiving his right to collaterally...

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