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BETTS v. LITSCHER

No. 00-3072.

241 F.3d 594 (2001)

Keith S. BETTS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jon E. LITSCHER, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith S. Betts (submitted), Racine Correctional Institution, Sturtevant, WI, pro se.

James E. Doyle (submitted), Office of the Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for respondent-appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, MANION, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

After his conviction in state court for armed robbery, Keith Betts told the court that he wanted to appeal. Elizabeth Stephens, the assistant public defender assigned to represent him under Wis. Stat. § 809.30, eventually decided that pursuing the appeal would be frivolous. But instead of seeking leave to withdraw while informing the court of potential issues and the analysis supporting counsel's conclusion that they are not meritorious...

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