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SPILLER v. U.S.

No. 15-2889.

855 F.3d 751 (2017)

Gilbert SPILLER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 28, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel A. Graham , Marisa L. Berlinger , Attorneys, QUARLES & BRADY LLP, Madison, WI, Edward King Poor , Attorney, QUARLES & BRADY LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Stuart D. Fullerton , Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Respondent-Appellee.

Before Wood, Chief Judge, and Flaum and Hamilton, Circuit Judges.

Gilbert Spiller pled guilty to drug and firearm charges. He later filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, arguing that his counsel was constitutionally ineffective during the plea-bargaining process. The district court denied Spiller's petition without holding an evidentiary hearing. We affirm.

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