SIVERSON v. O'LEARY

No. 81-2155.

582 F.Supp. 506 (1984)

Charles SIVERSON, Petitioner, v. Michael O'LEARY and Neil F. Hartigan, Respondents.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Danville Division.

February 14, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl W. Telford, LaSalle, Ill., for petitioner.

Michael V. Accettura, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., for respondents.


ORDER

BAKER, District Judge.

The petitioner, Charles Siverson, seeks a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that his state court conviction violated his Sixth Amendment rights. Specifically, the petitioner contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial because, once the jury began its deliberations, his lawyer abandoned him and was voluntarily absent from the trial thereafter.

The case is here on remand from the Court...

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