United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of habeas relief on a conviction for first-degree sexual assault of a child is affirmed over a claim that defendant was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses and present a defense by the trial court-s application of the Wisconsin rape shield law.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/08/2005
• Decided 02/01/2006
• Published 02/01/2006

Judges

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

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nancy Joseph, Brian Fahl (argued), Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Marguerite M. Moeller (argued), Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.