DANIELS v. U.S.

Nos. 93-2152, 93-2159 and 93-2160.

26 F.3d 706 (1994)

Roosevelt DANIELS, Edward Fitzgerald and Lawrence Lee, Petitioners-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 9, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael H. King (argued), Ross & Hardies, Allan A. Ackerman, Chicago, IL, and Thomas A. Durkin, Michigan City, IN, for petitioners-appellants.

Barry R. Elden, Asst. U.S. Atty., Office of the U.S. Atty., Cr. Receiving, Appellate Div., Robert Christopher Cook (argued) and James B. Burns, Office of the U.S. Atty., Chicago, IL, for respondent-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Edward Fitzgerald, Lawrence Lee, and Roosevelt Daniels appeal the denial of their motions to vacate or correct their sentences pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, contending they were denied the effective assistance of counsel (Sixth Amendment).1 They assert that they were unable to receive effective assistance of counsel because the government refused to allow them to participate in the development of the record...

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