WILSON v. U.S.

No. 03-3398.

414 F.3d 829 (2005)

Eric WILSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 18, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Levenstam, Shyni R. Varghese (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Pravin Rao (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, POSNER, and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Eric Wilson is serving a life sentence for being a leader of the Gangster Disciples, a continuing criminal enterprise. 21 U.S.C. § 848. See United States v. Smith, 223 F.3d 554 (7th Cir.2000), which affirms the convictions and sentences of Wilson and other defendants. Wilson contends in this proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 that his trial lawyer furnished ineffective assistance by not...

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