United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of habeas relief is reversed as the last decision rendered on the merits by the state court was not based on an independent and adequate state procedural ground, and did not bar collateral review in federal court.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2003
• Decided 09/11/2003
• Published 09/11/2003

Judges

• RIPPLE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, KANNE and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hutson B. Smelley (argued), Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Houston, TX, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Warren D. Weinstein (argued), James E. Doyle, Office of Attorney General, Wisconsin Dept. of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.