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CZECH v. MELVIN

No. 17-1838.

904 F.3d 570 (2018)

Kevin CZECH, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael MELVIN, Warden, Pontiac Correctional Center, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 21, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aaron J. Hersh , Attorney, James T. Malysiak , Attorney, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Erin O'Connell , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Easterbrook and Rovner, Circuit Judges, and Griesbach, District Judge.

An Illinois jury convicted Kevin Czech of first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm for his role in a drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of a fourteen-year-old bystander. Czech argued on direct appeal that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to challenge the felony murder instruction...

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