LEE v. AVILA

No. 15-1976.

871 F.3d 565 (2017)

Kendrick LEE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Lisa AVILA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 13, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicole C. Henning , Attorney, JONES DAY, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Luke N. Berg , Deputy Solicitor General, OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Posner, Easterbrook, and Sykes, Circuit Judges.


Kendrick Lee, a Wisconsin prisoner, applied for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 alleging that his trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to preserve objections, adequately cross-examine witnesses, and develop various factual points at his trial on drug charges. Applying the Strickland...

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