United States Seventh Circuit
Johnson v. Thurmer, 07-2628
District court's denial of defendant's request for habeas relief from his conviction for armed robbery and a sentence of 68-years imprisonment is affirmed where: 1) Wisconsin rulings of default were not an adequate state ground barring federal habeas review because Wisconsin procedure required the petitioner to travel an inconsistent and confusing path by asserting a claim before the court of appeals that, under established Wisconsin case law, he could not bring initially in that forum because it had not been brought to the attention of the trial court; but 2) defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claims lack merit.
Appellate Information
- Argued 01/14/2009
- Decided 10/18/2010
- Published 10/18/2010
Judges
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit