United States Seventh Circuit

In a first-degree murder case, request for a certificate of appealability and motion for appointment of counsel are denied where a federal habeas petition was time-barred and equitable tolling did not apply to extend petitioner's time to file a second petition after exhausting his state remedies.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/15/2008
• Published 08/15/2008

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas G. Wilmouth, Attorney, Federal Defender Services of Eastern Wisconsin, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• William L. Gansner, Attorney, J.B. Van Hollen, Attorney, Office of the Attorney General Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.