By: Derek Hawkins//June 13, 2017//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Nathan Ward v. United States of America
Case No.: 15-2599
Officials: BAUER, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Petitioner Nathan Ward and his codefendants were convicted on several counts arising out of a stash-house robbery sting. They challenged their convictions on direct appeal; Ward’s conviction was affirmed. Ward filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, seeking relief on several grounds, including ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court denied the petition without holding a hearing. On appeal, Ward focuses on one issue: whether he received ineffective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to raise an entrapment defense and object to the government’s motion in limine seeking to preclude that defense. We affirm.
Affirmed