United States Seventh Circuit

Prisoner's claim that he was denied assistance of counsel was properly rejected. When he dismissed his lawyer to prevent the filing of a no-merit report, he waived any entitlement to appellate counsel; defendants do not have a right to appellate counsel who pretend that frivolous arguments actually are meritorious.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/19/2004
• Published 03/19/2004

Judges

• EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jael K. Speights, Prairie Correctional Institution, Appleton, MN, pro se.


• For Appellees:
  
• James M. Freimuth, Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.