Henyard v. Eplett

Defendant sought to have his guilty plea vacated after it came to light that the defense attorney he hired to represent him during his case had previously presided over defendant’s preliminary hearing in the same case while acting as a county court commissioner. The Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that the state court’s denial of defendant’s petition for post-conviction relief was not contrary to nor an unreasonable application of supreme court precedent. (ROVNER and PRYOR, concurring)