United States Seventh Circuit

District court's dismissal of plaintiff's petition for habeas relief is reversed and remanded where the Wisconsin Court of Appeals made an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law and an unreasonable determination of facts in determining that plaintiff knowingly and voluntarily waived his Sixth Amendment right to assistance of counsel.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/05/2008
• Decided 05/15/2009
• Published 05/15/2009

Judges

• KANNE, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, KANNE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerold S. Solovy, Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kathleen A. Hanley (argued), Jenner & Block, Chicago, IL, Daniel J. O'Brien (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.