By: Derek Hawkins//July 18, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Douglas Oaks v. Randy Pfister
Case No.: 15-2924
Officials: EASTERBROOK, MANION, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Sixth Amendment Violation – Right to Choose Counsel
In this habeas corpus case, state prisoner Douglas Oaks asks us to hold that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to choose his counsel. Because he procedurally defaulted that claim during his state court proceedings, we affirm the district court’s denial of habeas relief without reaching the merits of his claim.
Affirmed