By: Derek Hawkins//September 13, 2021//
7th Circuit Court of Appeals
Case Name: Anthony C. Olvera v. David Gomez
Case No.: 18-3435
Officials: RIPPLE, KANNE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.
Focus: Habeas Relief – Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Petitioner Anthony Olvera was the driver in a gang-related, drive-by shooting that resulted in the death of an innocent bystander. An Illinois jury found Mr. Olvera guilty of first-degree murder on the theory that he was accountable for the shooter’s conduct. Mr. Olvera now seeks postconviction review, claiming that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance by conducting an inadequate pretrial investigation. The state courts denied Mr. Olvera’s petition. He then filed this petition for habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The district court denied relief. We now affirm the district court’s judgment.
Affirmed