United States Seventh Circuit

Denial of petition for writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over prisoner's argument that, as a member of an Indian tribe, the State of Wisconsin lacked jurisdiction to commit him involuntarily as a sexually violent person where The Wisconsin Supreme Court's determination that Public Law 280 conferred jurisdiction on the State of Wisconsin to commit Burgess under applicable state law was not contrary to or an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/02/2006
• Published 11/02/2006

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before RIPPLE, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven P. Weiss (argued), Office of the State Public Defender, Madison, WI, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel J. O'Brien (argued), Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.