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WESTRAY v. BROOKHART

No. 20-3260.

36 F.4th 737 (2022)

James WESTRAY, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Deanna BROOKHART, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 10, 2022.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga , Attorney, Jones Day, Dallas, TX, Noel J. Francisco , Attorney, Brett J. Wierenga , Jones Day, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Eric M. Levin , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Manion, Wood, and Brennan, Circuit Judges.

James Westray pleaded guilty to the murder of Elizabeth Opatt. He received a death sentence which was later commuted to life imprisonment. In a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, he now challenges his confinement, including its duration. He argues he received ineffective...

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