MATA v. BAKER

No. 20-3151.

74 F.4th 480 (2023)

Roberto MATA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Tyrone BAKER, Warden. Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 19, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Evan Rayfield , Attorney, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, New York, NY, Mariham Yaft , Attorney, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, Denver, CO, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Michael L. Cebula , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Chicago, IL, Richard Joseph Cook , Attorney, Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before Hamilton, Brennan, and Jackson-Akiwumi, Circuit Judges.


In 2005, Roberto Mata was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm. In this appeal from the denial of his habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, Mata argues his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to pursue a hearing on his motion to suppress...

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