District court judgment denying a petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed where plaintiff’s counsel did not render ineffective assistance of counsel as counsel was not required under the Sixth Amendment to explain the basis for his legal advice to plaintiff, and plaintiff was not prejudiced by counsel’s failure to introduce testimony from plaintiff’s mother.
Read Starkweather v. Smith, No. 08-2354
Appellate InformationAppeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.Argued October 22, 2008Decided July 23, 2009
JudgesBefore CUDAHY, MANION, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.Opinion by CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
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