United States Seventh Circuit

In a prosecution for sexual assault of a minor, denial of habeas corpus relief is affirmed over claims that the court inappropriately admitted testimony which the police had allegedly coerced from the minor by threatening to keep the minor away from her newborn child.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/12/2008
• Published 05/12/2008

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert R. Henak (argued), Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


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