Gambaiani v. Greene

Plaintiff challenged his state court conviction for a host of crimes, including sexual assault, in a federal habeas action, arguing violations of his constitutional rights to a public trial and to effective assistance of counsel. The district court denied his petition and the Seventh Circuit affirmed, finding that the state court’s finding that plaintiff waived his public-trial right was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of federal law and that the record did not support a finding that plaintiff had met the requirements under Strickland regarding his claim for ineffective assistance of counsel. (HAMILTON and SCUDDER, concurring)